Biography of Aston
The official transfer of the capital took place on December 10. By Decree of the President of May 6, Akmola was renamed Astana. The international presentation of the new capital was held on June 10. The total area of the territory of Astana is square kilometers. The city is administratively divided into five districts - Almaty, Baikonursky, Esilsky, Nurinsky and Saryarkinsky.
Astana is located in the center of Kazakhstan in the Dry Steppe zone, the subzone of dry flagel-kovo steppes. The territory of the city is low floodplain terraces. The Esil River is the main water artery of the capital. The climate is sharply continental - cold and long winter and hot, moderately dry summer. A convenient location in the center of the Eurasian continent makes Astana an economically profitable transport, communication and logistics center, a kind of transit between Europe and Asia.
The transfer of the capital gave a powerful impetus to the economic development of Astana. High growth rates of the city’s economy attract numerous investors. The volume of attracted investments from the moment of gaining the metropolitan status has grown by almost 30 times, and the gross regional product is 90 times. The share of the CRP of the city in the republican volume is about 8.5 percent.
The basis of the city’s economy is industrial production, transport, communications, trade and construction. The industrial production of the city is concentrated mainly on the production of building materials, food products and engineering. Since the transfer of the capital, the volume of industrial production has increased by 11 times. Since a year, more than 15.4 trillion tenge investment has been attracted to the city’s economy.
Entering housing from a year has grown 30 times from, 4 thousand. Today, Astana is a city of entrepreneurs. In the capital, there are more than thousand. Every third resident of the capital works in the field of small and medium -sized businesses. A unique city with unique structures grew in the center of Kazakhstan steppes. The construction of Astana uses the most advanced technologies and innovative methods of urban planning of the XXI century.
Famous architects from around the world embodied their best projects here. The main symbol of the new capital, its peculiar “visiting card” was the Baiterek complex. Among the new sports facilities of Astana is the indoor stadium of Astana-Arena for 30 thousand spectators, a unique Sary-Arka bicycle track for 10 thousand seats, recognized in the year the best in the world.
Another important sports complex is the Alau Ice Palace, which meets the highest international standards. Astana today is not only an exquisite architecture, but also an example of an environmentally friendly megalopolis, a city city. The capital's “green belt” expands, the city becomes a green oasis in the center of the huge steppe edge. The Mission of Astana is to become the cultural and intellectual center of the Eurasian space and play the role of the chief generator of the sustainable development of Kazakhstan.
Astana is a large political and administrative, business and cultural center of the republic. Here are all the central authorities of the country, diplomatic missions, head offices of domestic and foreign enterprises, leading universities, ultra -modern medical clinics and significant cultural institutions. The capital is connected by friendly and twin -handed relations with more than twenty cities of the world.
Since the year, the main city of Kazakhstan has been a member of the International Assembly of capitals and large cities. Today, Astana has become the center of the Eurasian space, where various forums, congresses and other events of international significance are held. Over the past few years, the capital of Kazakhstan has repeatedly been in the focus of attention of the entire world community.
In the capital, on a regular basis, congresses of world leaders and traditional religions, the Astana International Forum and other international-significant events are held.