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|language = Kazakh, Russian
|capital = [[Astana]]
|pop = 15 16,217196,577800
|currency = Tenge (KZT)
|hitch = {{very good}}
}}
'''Kazakhstan''' (also spelled '''Kazakstan''') is a country in [[Central Asia]].
Hitchhiking in Kazakstan isn't predictable. You can get 4-day rides with trucks or just rides of a few kilometers to the next village. People often offer rides out of cities when they see you walking.
The road between Aktobe and [[Aralsk]] is terrible! Trucks get stuck in the mud all the time. Going into [[Almaty]] you will often get dropped off at a big truck area about 10 km South of the actual city, so if its possible wait it out for a car when you get close to [[Almaty]].
People are sometimes asked for money, especially around the Chinese border.
According to [http://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/studium/0,1518,522634,00.html this German article], hitchhiking in Kazakhstan is a normal way of traveling and public transport. Some students regularly hitchhike to University in [[Almaty]]. Drivers are payed a bit for the ride they offer and according to the guy interviewed didn't know about any issues with hitchhiking in Kazakhstan.
=== Cities ===
*[[Almaty]] (former capital ''Alma-Ata'', biggest city)
*[[Astana]] (capital)
*[[Korday]]
