CIS member state
20-736: The Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative ( ADCI ) is the Government of Kazakhstan -led initiative to support the conservation of steppe and semi-desert ecosystems of Kazakhstan . ADCI is jointly initiated by Association for the Conservation of the Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK), the Committee of Forestry and Wildlife of the Ministry of Agriculture (Kazakhstan) , Frankfurt Zoological Society , Fauna and Flora International and
40-407: A program under ADCI is preparing a tiny population of endangered kulans for release into the wild. In 2017, a first batch of nine animals was released into an acclimatisation cage on the outskirts of the protected area of Altyn Dala. The creatures were carried 1200 kilometres by helicopter from Altyn-Emel National Park in the country's southeast. Government of Kazakhstan The Government of
60-543: Is Oljas Bektenov . Kazakhstan's National Security Committee (NSC) was established on 13 June 1992. It includes the Service of Internal Security, Military Counterintelligence, Border Guard, several Commandos units, and Foreign Intelligence (Barlau) . The latter is considered by many as the most important part of NSC. Penitentiary Service Committee is a part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The legislature , known as
80-508: Is elected by popular vote for a single seven-year term. The prime minister and first deputy prime minister are appointed by the president. The Council of Ministers is also appointed by the president. Then-president Nursultan Nazarbayev expanded his presidential powers by decree: only he can initiate constitutional amendments , appoint and dismiss the government, dissolve Parliament , call referendums at his discretion, and appoint administrative heads of regions and cities . The president
100-821: Is headed by an akim (provincial governor) appointed by the president. Municipal akims are appointed by province akims. The Government of Kazakhstan transferred its capital from Almaty to Astana on 10 June 1998. The regions or oblystar (singular — oblys ) and cities ( qalalar , singular — qala )* are : Abai ( Semey ), Almaty ( Qonayev ), Almaty *, Akmola ( Kokshetau ), Astana *, Aktobe ( Aktobe ), Atyrau ( Atyrau ), West Kazakhstan ( Oral ), Baykonur *, Mangystau ( Aktau ), Shymkent *, Turkistan ( Turkistan ), Pavlodar ( Pavlodar ), Karagandy ( Karaganda ), Kostanay ( Kostanay ), Kyzylorda ( Kyzylorda ), East Kazakhstan ( Oskemen ), North Kazakhstan ( Petropavl ), Jambyl ( Taraz ), Jetisu ( Taldykorgan ), and Ulytau ( Jezkazgan ). The administrative divisions have
120-581: Is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces and may veto legislation that has been passed by the Parliament. The prime minister, who serves at the pleasure of the president, chairs the Council of Ministers and serves as Kazakhstan's head of government. There are three deputy prime ministers and 17 ministers in the council. The most recent Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
140-738: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds . The program includes the whole area of around 50 to 60 million hectares, which corresponds to the distribution range of the Betpak-Dala Saiga antelope community in Central Kazakhstan . The effort also hopes to reintroduce the Turkmenian kulan and Przewalski's horse , although the primary focus has been on the conservation of native saiga populations. Currently,
160-532: The government and the two chambers of parliament. According to the 2016 World Development report prepared by the World Bank Group , Kazakhstan ranks 28th among 193 countries in the e-Gov development rating. The "Information Kazakhstan – 2020" state program approved in 2013 helped the country transition to the information society. The current cabinet is headed by Oljas Bektenov , who was sworn in as Prime Minister on 6 February 2024. The president
180-598: The Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan of September 30, 2011 No. 155 "On issues of state symbols and heraldry of departmental and other equated awards of some state bodies directly subordinated and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, law enforcement bodies, courts, Armed Forces, other forces and military units"
200-917: The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan). The Foreign Intelligence Service is headed by The Deputy Chairman of the National Security Committee - the Director of the Foreign Intelligence. The Regulations on the Foreign Intelligence Service authorize the Service to carry out the following: 1. Provide the Chairman of the Security Council, the President, Parliament and the Government, state bodies and agencies of
220-491: The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Ұлттық Қауіпсіздік Комитетінің Сыртқы барлау қызметі ) is a special state agency and a vital part of the country’s security system aimed at protecting the sovereignty of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It’s a member of the Intelligence Community of the Republic of Kazakhstan (along with the foreign intelligence agency of
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#1732790996313240-485: The Parliament ( Parlamenti ), has two chambers . The Assembly ( Mäjilis ) has 98 seats, elected for a five-year term, 69 by proportional representation and 29 in single-member constituencies . Mäjilis deputies and the government both have the right of legislative initiative, though most legislation considered by the Parliament is proposed by the government. The Senate ( Senat ) has 47 members, 40 of whom are elected for six-year terms in double-seat constituencies by
260-462: The Republic of Kazakhstan ( Kazakh : Қазақстан Республикасының Үкіметі , Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Ükımetı ) oversees a presidential republic . The President of Kazakhstan , currently Kassym-Jomart Tokayev , is head of state and nominates the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan , the head of government . Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both
280-401: The Republic of Kazakhstan with intelligence and analysis necessary for making decisions in political, financial and economic, military-political, scientific and technical, humanitarian, environmental and other areas affecting the national interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 2. Participate in the development and implementation of state policy in the field of national security of
300-432: The Republic of Kazakhstan, implement measures to protect state secrets and counteract technical intelligence in foreign institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan in cooperation with the official representative of the National Security Committee; 7. Solve other intelligence tasks in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In accordance with
320-411: The Republic of Kazakhstan; 3. Assist in the implementation of the state leadership’s policy in political, military-political, financial and economic, scientific and technical, humanitarian, environmental and other fields affecting the national interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 4. Collect intelligence and implement measures aimed at preventing real and potential threat to
340-572: The local assemblies, half renewed every two years, and 7 presidential appointees. In addition, former presidents are ex officio senators for life . There are 65 judges on the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan , which sits on top of the judicial hierarchy. Kazakhstan's judiciary also consists of courts of general jurisdiction, criminal courts, which handle grave crimes, juvenile courts, economic courts, administrative offenses courts, and administrative justice courts (the last of which
360-513: The national interests and security of the Republic of Kazakhstan posed by foreign special services and organizations, terrorist and extremist organizations, criminal communities (criminal organizations), as well as individuals; 5. Ensure interaction between the Kazakh state bodies and organizations within the framework of the Intelligence Community of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 6. Provide security for foreign institutions of
380-588: The same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 km (2,317 sq mi) enclosing the Baikonur space launch facilities and the city of Baikonur . Foreign Intelligence Service (Kazakhstan) The Foreign Intelligence Service of
400-547: Was created in 2021). There is an eleven-member Constitutional Court (set up in 2022), even though formally this tribunal is not a part of the judicial branch. With regard to the legal profession, the Republican Collegiate was created in 2012 and it represents Kazakhstan's lawyers' associations on the national level. Kazakhstan is divided into 16 regions and the three municipal regions (cities of republican significance) of Almaty , Astana , and Shymkent . Each
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