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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Crime Rates in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 per 100k
🔴 Max: 1,618 (Saryarka, Astana)
🟡 Median: 407 | 📌 Avg: 328
📉 Min: 13.7 (Alatau, Almaty region)
Biggest gaps between capitals & rural districts.

#Kazakhstan #CrimeData #DataViz #GIS #Python #JobSearch #Referrals

Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Hourly Salary by Age in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Men 🔵 earn more across all groups, with the biggest gap at 35–44.
Women 🔴 peak earlier, then decline faster at older ages.
Source: stat.gov.kz

#Kazakhstan #GenderPayGap #DataViz #Statistics #JobSearch #Referrals

Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Astana’s GDP 🇰🇿 (~$28.6B, 11.5% of KZ total) is larger than 73 UN member states — incl. 🇦🇱 Albania, 🇲🇳 Mongolia, 🇲🇹 Malta & 🇲🇩 Moldova.
A rising hub of governance, services & infrastructure.

#Astana #Kazakhstan #GDP #UrbanEconomy #DataViz #JobSearch #Referrals

Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Dollar billionaires in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 — 6 in total.
All linked to banks 🏦, 5 of 6 tied to mining ⛏️. Wealth is built on finance + resources, with little diversification (no tech). Mostly domestic, post-Soviet fortunes.

#Kazakhstan #Business #Billionaires #Economy #DataViz #JobSearch #Referrals

Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Physical Geography of Almaty 🇰🇿 in 3D 🌄
From Molodezhny Peak (4,188 m) to the airport low (626 m), the city spans 3.6 km in elevation!
Mountains, valleys & steppe — a unique mix shaping Almaty’s landscape.

#Almaty #3DMap #Geography #DataViz #Referrals

Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

National Parks of Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 in 3D relief 🏔️🏜️
13 parks — from Katon-Karagay (4,506 m, largest) to Charyn Canyon (“Grand Canyon of KZ”) & Kolsay Lakes 🌊.
A mix of steppe, forests & alpine peaks, vital for conservation & ecotourism 🌿.

#Kazakhstan #Parks #3DMap #DataViz #Referrals

Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Post-Soviet Economies: 30 Years of Change 📊
Baltics 🇪🇪🇱🇹🇱🇻 lead with EU integration, Caucasus 🇬🇪🇦🇲🇦🇿 booming fast.
Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 is #1 in CIS, while Russia 🇷🇺, Belarus 🇧🇾 & Ukraine 🇺🇦 lost ground.
Winners & laggards defined by reforms.

#PostSoviet #Economy #GDP #DataViz #Referrals

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌍 US B-Visa Refusal Rates (2024)
Global median: 36.5%, avg: 34.7%
Lowest: 0% (e.g. Liechtenstein, Vatican)
Highest: 82.8% (Laos)
Europe <10%, while Africa & South Asia often >50%. A clear geopolitical divide.

#DataViz #Visas #Migration #Geopolitics #Referrals

Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

If Elon Musk were a country 🇺🇸🚀 With $381B, he’s “richer” than 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan ($300B), 🇫🇮 Finland ($304B), 🇨🇱 Chile ($344B), 🇪🇬 Egypt ($347B), 🇨🇿 Czechia ($360B). Yet far behind 🇩🇪 Germany ($4.7T) or 🇯🇵 Japan ($4.1T). One man rivaling nations.

#Economy #Wealth #GDP #DataViz #Referrals

Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Flights from Almaty ✈️
I mapped all international ALA routes with animated arcs — from London & Frankfurt to Seoul, Bangkok & Dubai.
Explore Almaty’s air links interactively 👉 nurasyl.space/pages/Almaty...

#Kazakhstan #Almaty #Flights #DataViz #JobSearch #Referrals

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

US Presidents’ Foreign Visits 🇺🇸
20 presidents have traveled abroad — most to UK (44), Canada (42), France (41), Germany (36), Italy & Mexico (34).
Yet no US president has ever visited Central Asia 🌍.

#USPresidents #ForeignPolicy #DataViz #Diplomacy #JobSearch #Referrals

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Direct flights from Astana ✈️
I mapped 33 international routes from NQZ on an interactive 3D globe — from Frankfurt & Prague to Seoul, Dubai & Sharm El Sheikh. Drag, explore, and see Astana’s air connectivity

nurasyl.space/pages/Astana...

#Kazakhstan #Astana #Flights #DataViz #JobSearch #Referrals

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Rarity-Weighted Richness in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
North = widespread species 🟡,
South & East = hotspots of unique biodiversity 🟣.
Shows not just how many species live here, but how rare and irreplaceable they are 🐾.

#Kazakhstan #Biodiversity #Ecology #DataViz #JobSearch #Referrals

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Biodiversity Richness of Kazakhstan 🇰🇿
Forests & mountains in the north/east and southern regions are hotspots 🔴, while central steppes remain low 🟨.
SR = how many species 🌱, RWR = how rare they are 🐾.

#Kazakhstan #Biodiversity #Ecology #DataViz #JobSearch #Referrals

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Most Populous Cities in Central Asia 🌏
Tashkent 🇺🇿 leads with 3.08M, followed by Almaty 🇰🇿 (2.29M) and Astana ⭐🇰🇿 (1.53M)
Kazakhstan has 6 cities in the top-12, Uzbekistan 3, others 1 each. Capitals dominate, but historic centers stay key

#Kazakhstan #CentralAsia #Cities #DataViz #JobSearch #Referrals

Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 20

European Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 (148k km², 5% of the country) is bigger than 30 European states, incl. 16 EU 🇪🇺 ones. With ~1.1M people, its pop. is like Estonia 🇪🇪 or Cyprus 🇨🇾. Often cited as an argument for joining European orgs.

#Kazakhstan #Europe #DataViz #Mapping #Geography #JobSearch #Referrals

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 11

Urban growth of Almaty (2019–2024)📊

32.09% of the city’s area transformed — new housing to the west, east, and toward the mountains, industrial sites in the north.

Src: Google Satellite Embedding

#Almaty #Kazakhstan #UrbanGrowth #GIS #RemoteSensing #DataScience #OpenToWork

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 11

Kazakhstan’s population is highly concentrated in major cities & metro areas

Top: Aktobe (2.79%), Qaragandy (2.54%), Esil/North (2.23%).

Bottom: Egindykol, Korgalzhyn (0.03%), Naurzum (0.04%) — mostly rural N/C regions.

#Kazakhstan #Population #Urbanization #GIS #DataScience #OpenToWork

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 11

Avg monthly salaries of 🇰🇿 officials in 2024

From village mayors (₸443K) to PM & deputies (₸2.46M)

Surprised ambassadors earn only ₸516K 🤨

Src: stat.gov.kz

#Kazakhstan #Salaries #PublicSector #Government #Statistics #JobSearch #OpenToWork #DataScience

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 11

Crime rates in Kazakhstan (per 100k)

Max: 1,618 (North) Median: 407 Avg: 328 Min: 13.7 (South)

Src: stat.gov.kz,

#Kazakhstan #CrimeData #GIS #Python #DataScience #JobSearch #OpenToWork

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 8

Wildfires in Kazakhstan (2020–2025)🔥

Fires cluster near forests, rivers, and mines — while deserts & steppes stay mostly untouched.
Clear contrast shaped by land use & climate.
Source: NASA FIRMS

#Wildfires #GIS #Kazakhstan #ClimateData #OpenToWork #RemoteJob #DataViz #Python

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 8

Daily max temps in Almaty (1985–2025):

Over 14,000 records show clear seasonality and hotter summers after 2000. Spikes above 100°F are now more frequent — a sign of rising extremes.

#ClimateData #Almaty #DataViz #OpenToWork #RemoteJob #RStats #Python #ClimateChange

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 6

Kazakhstan's age-sex pyramid 🇰🇿
2009 vs. 2025 — the shape shifted upward, but births declined and aging accelerated.
👶 Fewer babies
👵 More 80+ women
📊 Demographics remember history.

#Kazakhstan #Demographics #Population #DataViz #HireMe

Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 6

Average daily temp in Almaty 🇰🇿 (2024) vs. 1961–1990 normal 🌡
Almost every day was warmer — esp. Jan (+9.8 °C).
🔴 = above norm, 🔵 = below
Clear sign of accelerating climate change.
#Almaty #ClimateChange #DataViz #Weather #HireMe

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Nurassyl Abdrazakuly @nurassyl.bsky.social · Aug 6

Average colors of Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 — by district!
I used Sentinel-2 satellite images to extract each district’s dominant color 🌍
East & SE are dark green (mountains, forests)
West & center are pale (steppes, deserts)
#DataViz #RemoteSensing #Kazakhstan #Colors #HireMe

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