Changes

*Education: Mandatory universal secondary education. School system consists of kindergarten, primary school (grades 1-4), secondary school (grades 5-9), and high school (grades 10-11). Literacy rate--98.4%.  

*Education: Mandatory universal secondary education. School system consists of kindergarten, primary school (grades 1-4), secondary school (grades 5-9), and high school (grades 10-11). Literacy rate--98.4%.  

*Work force (2005, 7.85 million): Industry and construction--18.1%; agriculture and fishing--32.9%; services--49%.

*Work force (2005, 7.85 million): Industry and construction--18.1%; agriculture and fishing--32.9%; services--49%.

   

   

== Ethnic groups ==

== Ethnic groups ==

===Principal Government Officials===

===Principal Government Officials===

*President--Nursultan Nazarbayev  

*President--Nursultan Nazarbayev  

*Head of Presidential Administration--Adilbek Dzhaksybekov

*Head of government: Prime Minister Karim MASIMOV (since 2 April 2014)

*Prosecutor General--Rashid Tusupbekov  

*Prosecutor General--Rashid Tusupbekov  

*National Security Committee (KNB) Chairman--Amangeldy Shabdarbayev

*National Security Committee (KNB) Chairman--Amangeldy Shabdarbayev

*Prime Minister--Serik Akhmetov

*Prime Minister-- Bakytzhan SAGINTAYEV (since 16 January 2013)

*Deputy Prime Minister--Aslan Musin

*Deputy Prime Minister--Gulshara ABDYKALIKOVA (since 28 November 2013)

*State Secretary--Oralbay Abdykarimov  

*State Secretary--Oralbay Abdykarimov