ASTANA is the capital of Kazakhstan and business center of Central Asia. POPULATION GROWTH HIGH EMPLOYMENT (thousand people) 814,400 300,500 602,700 LOW UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYED AVERAGE WAGES (monthly, USD) $25,6 of public and foreign investment since 1997 Direct flights from 34 international cities. ASTANA IS A VENUE OF IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL FORUMS AND SUMMITS: Astana Economic Forum, the “Asian Davos” Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions summit Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) summit Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit Asia Development Bank annual meeting Astana Expo 2017, "Future Energy", the world's fair will be centered around the promotion of sustainable energy sources and green technologies billion USD increase in Astana’s gross regional product since 1997 105 X THE NUMBER OF SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES Industrial production is $1.4 billion USD 2005 2008 2010 2013 55 435 32 278 21 214 35 081 $834.13 July 6 is Astana Day Astana has experienced tremendous growth and prosperity since becoming Kazakhstan’s capital city in 1997. 1997 2007 2013