The new green superpower? Oil giant Kazakhstan tries to wean itself off the black stuff 

haha I thought the same

Well said

Is that good? I mean we had Semiplanatisk so youre kinda right

I think it is because of futuristic architecture and lack of people.

Cause it is

Capitals are always considered to be the faces of the states. KZ has a giant territory and certainly not all places will look like Astana. For ex, I like Almaty even more. And as a person living here for 26 years I do believe that we can shift to green energy. It just needs time and work. We have potential for that at least, and I hope for better.

Согласен.

А ты откуда, Станислав? Я с Павлодара и скажу тебе у нас тут в городе словно живешь одновременно в 1980-ых и в начале 2000-ых настолько все тут хреново.

But then you should know that this country is new if you lived probably about 18 years there

Nice insight

Mark , I think based on the flag you are holding you are from the PI. Can we be in touch. I want to visit Kazakhstan. Find me on FB Grace Gerales (green umbrellas). I only use for chat messenger feature. Hope to connect with you.

@@LuZ-vg6fy and all the opposition is brutally suppressed by just assasinating opposition leaders, bribes, threats and all that fun.

@Targon of Assad Borat is Israeli Jewish, not Kazakh.

@Bartô N Oh really? Just read the first few sections of his Wikipedia page.

Willskull why is that for a leadership or government to be seen as good you have to constantly change the person that is a leader? If the Leader is good for the country and the economy why can't people choose to keep him in power for as long as they want? Democracy ain't all that it has its own flaws. These days it feels like democracy is a religion

@@LuZ-vg6fy it is not its under dictator rule freedom of the press is defenitly not allowed there

Khazakstan greatest country in the world, all other countries are run by little girls.

Kazakhstan is one of the countries where you can argue authoritarianism works. If you're willing to tolerate the suppression of speech, liberty, and other fundamental human rights...

@@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong +Singapore and Chile

This whole "altetnetive fuel" thing is a window dressing for foreign investors.

@@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong It doesn't work, it just functions. There are many other problems in Kazakhstan that this video does not address.

@@baang-ezameer7192 Kazakhs are as Muslim as Germans are Christian. Philosophically, they are a very western country.

You are right: a great location for another US military base, or two! So let's make friends: with the ruling regime so corrupt and autocratic it shouldn't take long before US pulls all the strings!

Unfortunately the country seems too riddled with corruption to become a wealthy 1st world nation

@Samuel Davidson Absolute nutcase of a being you are.

jamal Urban ohh really

What really? Why?

KEN’ES TV you can obviously tell he is lying Because only 2% of Kazakhstan is people can speak English

The autonomous Republic of Crimea voted with a 83% voter turnout on March 16, 2014 to secede from Ukraine and integrate into the Russian Federation. Roughly 96% of voters were in favor of this. Previously in 2008, polling done by the Razumkov Centre found that roughly 68% of Crimeans were in favor of seceding from Ukraine and joining Russia. So it isn't unfounded or unreasonable to think that number could rise from 68% to above 90% in 6 years.

KAZAKHSTAN IS OCCUPIED BY CHINA! CHINA OWNS HALF OF KAZAKHSTAN'S ECONOMY! WAKE up!

Because it's a fake city built quickly on oil money. It's not a city that has grown organically.

Bcs city is big. Kazakhstan have big territory.

@@florisr9 😂😂😂. Organically?? Which city in the world built organically??

@@chill4897 Pretty much every city on the planet that is not empty

Floris not really, Astana has around 3 million ppl living in it. Its a lot of people.

No. The guardian supports a corrupt dictatorship as long as he puts up a solar panel and a few windmills. The country still needs a myriad of industries to support a real future for their people.

And now, a couple of weeks ago, people were freezing over there... You cannot 'move forward' if the technology isn't there yet!

Tell that to the USA that refuses to build infrastructure

We also have enourmous wind power from Southern Siberia

its 6 now

Отвечай за себя. Не за всех.

So better under soviet or Kazakhstan??

@@ismailhassanov6587 nope.

Hey 👋. I’m from India and I liked your country. Your country will have great future, if Kazakhs supports democracy and fair elections. How’s is in Post-Nazarbayev Era? Love from India 🇮🇳

@@shreeyanshusethh Yes, we will) if you teach us how to make our own goods, because while I stayed in India, I've noticed that most of the stuff which you guys use are made in India itself, on most things written "Hindustan" I hope once I'll see people in my country start making their own goods, at least spoons(yeap, we don't produce things at all, just selling black oil)

That is democracy my friend, yet no one has the balls to become a candidate there, because in secret the opposition will do everything to stop you or pay you to stop running for president.

What if so?! I donot care really as long as my citizen are in warm and safe. I can of my children and their future. If monarchy offers me presperity i will accept that.

@@googlezhan Exactly my brother, Now a days people think Democracy is a cure for all civilazation, but if we look at Iraq , democracy made their state worse than it was before.

Guys. Leave politics for politicians. I donot think any of us have enough knowledge in this field I just donot want to hear people blaming Kazakhstan for no reason, especially from its own citizen, who live in comfort conditions.

@@Nilvolentibusje thank you for you understanding.

vivek sharma Almost every country is better than India payet ma sun ;)

@@hanskloss9994 Naaaaahhh.. The india you see on Tv is not The only India.. Love My Country the most..

Good for you !How is the food.....internet connection.....prices in general?

expect the young people actually are nice and dont support the war unlike the russian teenagers

@Sayat Serikov I can't say for sure, but international students seem to be catching on in China since the application for the funds for overseas studies is much more abundant and easier than those similar student programs in Japan. I mean, the info is all on the website or notice board of each university in China, it's not so hard for you to look up and to obtain partial subsidies from these government-fund programs. But I don't think it's entirely free, at least not here, in Hong Kong.

HK, You Mean Hong Kong 🇭🇰?

Бұл маған қызық болып көрінеді, егер қарсы болмасаңыз, бізге қалай екенін айта аласыз

Мен Бонхам Эдвин Фриман мырзамен инвестицияладым, ол маған үлкен табыс табуға көмектесетін расталған брокер

Сіз танымал Бонхам мырза туралы айтып отырсыз ба, адамдар форекс, биржалық сауда және crpto валютасына инвестиция салатын брокер, ол сонымен бірге қаржылық кеңесші, егер ол болса, сіз дұрыс айтасыз, ол адам көптеген миллионерлерді өсірді және көмектесті. көпшілігі кедейліктен құтылады

иә, сіз дұрыс айтасыз, мен оған 10 000 доллар салып, 60 000 доллардан астам табыс таптым, ол өмірді өзгертуші

Жақсы, кез келген дененің қаржылық жағынан өсуі үшін оның тәрбиешісі немесе мұғалімі болуы керек, менің ойымша, бұл есім туралы бұрын естігенмін.

Jay A M lol yeah, after a demoting video "Borat"

Yea, with a guy cursing out the government.

Jay A M Do you think so? Don't you think that all about of UK, US and other western countries also fully paid agitation of Western pseudo democracy and pseudo capitalism???

Why do you care? Because the contents are real.

Sam Keaton Because of Kazakhstan is the country I like best.

Justice Warrior Afghanistan is recovering but unequally. Kabul is doing decently but outside of Kabul things get REALLYY bad.

MrsBialowas FanClub not in Herat (western Afghanistan$

Yøsh K oh really? That’s good. I hope Afghanistan recovers soon. Sadly they probably won’t recover within my lifetime.

MrsBialowas FanClub shut up

MrsBialowas FanClub war is never forever

Are you living in Kazakhstan?I want to marry a Kazakh woman.

@@halfvolley11 How..?? Can marry anyone with Kazakh women..?? They only marry in their race..

@@joban8177 Nah. I have seen Russian websites filled with Kazakh women willing to marry foreigners. Try Badoo or Tinder, you will get match.

i am kazakh, raised in the us, but now live in bangladesh!

Allah fucks everything it touches.

Im a Chinese, dont worry, I rather we achieve a win win relationship in business. It takes time for Kazakhstan to develop, but through hard working and methodology strategies in politics, Kazakhstan will finally success!

@@pou603 We don't need Chinese here. Out!

@@jarvisb.6013 oh, so pls talk to your president

Make McMambet МакМамбет... Такого я ещё не видел...

@Mohd Khalid, nope they don't have human rights even now, and they faught against Kadaffis' madness. So he is the one be blamed forever

@Truth Hurts um, no. The ottoman empire never controlled any of central asia. Never.

@Truth Hurts That's wrong my friend.

@@singhanmolpreet5935 If you are curious about it, you can research turkic languages and history. It will help you to understand.

KZ has a small population, it's one of the least densely populated areas in the world. Only 18 mln population in the 9nth territory in the world. That's why you don't see many people in the streets and Astana is more like a governmental city for offices. Check Almaty. It's more lively.

Well, from the looks of it, we are heading that way.

@@kazakhdoge1822 Yine de Türkmenistan'dan falan daha iyi durum yav değil mi?

@@Χριστόςανέστη-δ1π I don't know why a person with a Greek name responding in Turkish, but just because we are better than Turkmenistan does not mean that we don't have problems.

@@kazakhdoge1822 :D atleast Nazarbayev is not an Islamist like what we have(i'm Turkish by the way :DD) amiritee

Amora Lay well, to answer some of your questions...I don’t know the statistics, numbers and figures,but I’m pretty sure that government’s statistics are pretty false,just made to make everything look nice. I can only say from my own experience, I live here all my life. A lot of people aren’t satisfied with healthcare system, even though it’s free, but lots of medical staff isn’t qualified at all. Sometimes you can’t be sure that they know something about medicine at all. Of course private medical centers do exist,but they are quite expensive. Actually a lot of people are debt, they get loans in banks and later struggle with paying the money back. A lot of people can barely make a living.. even for those with high education it might be very difficult to find a job,since the education we get here it’s not relevant and often don’t meet requirements of modern labor market. If you want to live in a big cities like capital Astana you will have to pay expensive rent for flat. And probably you will be paying the rent forever,because buying your own house is almost impossible for an ordinary person with average salary. Again, you will have to get loan from the bank, and pay it for the rest of your life. In smaller cities it’s quite easier to get a house,because everything is less expensive there of course. I would say that probably a third or a half of population own houses.

Amora Lay im not trying to make it sound all negative, but it’s the fact that lots of people are leaving the country in search of better life somewhere else says everything.

By that logic Romania is rich then. As they have the highest home ownership rates on earth

Assel Khamitova high rent what world city doesn’t have high rent?

You don't have to travel 10 km. We have such houses in nearly the center of Astana. Toilets are a hole in the ground...

journalists use extreme examples to make their points to the widest possible audience.

really lol

Michael Solis politics are politics it’s game of minds and there will people who try to change but those changes are not worth it , the only way by benefitting yourself

NoOne NoOneAtAll Kazakhstan’s economy is doing pretty well actually. (Except the government focuses on the capital so those living in the capital have better lives) although I’m not 100% sure so don’t quote me

Nahh. Vlad is already there

@Joy Chakravarty lol

the problem is venezuela still have money but they have a bad leadership who fail to find exit

They fall if the countries are not in good terms with USA. Look at Venezuela, Iraq and Iran.

@@halfvolley11 I call this accuracy.

Qatar pay you?

you are also coming to an end . ever realised that ???....oil may continue to exist for longer period than the number of days left for you on Earth (considering you a young lad)....nothing exists forever , neither oil nor lazy American economy ....china is already taking over of everything that you have ....by the time oil will be over , western maniacs may be sitting on a rock begging for directions.....

hmmmmm...

Long live Ukraine and Kazakhstan. From Spain 🇪🇸

Love live Kazakhstan from an Arab

its because of small population and vast territory

Aral sea is probably fresh water lake

Also a canal is unpractly and not beneficial as there 1000 km distance

The Aral Sea is definitely NOT a fresh water lake, one of the saltiest in the world in fact. Of course they could do that but that would cost insane amounts of money because of the sheer distance

🥔 Potatoes are delicious, what is your position on potatoes. Do you like french fries? or do you like potato wedges?

Free Turkestan. China die

Kazakhstan is secular though, that is why they are developing so fast with no terrorism despite the dictatorship

Also monarchy corrupt leaders and bureaucracy. Before french revolution, public/little people have been starving. Leaders wanted to make a war for glory and making history before democracy. Also people love such victory things

You aren't wrong, sir! This is the capital city. Then there is Almaty. Then there are about 10 cities stuck in 90's USSR collapse. Then there are the 18th century villages which make up most of the country. This country is a lie.

Per capita gdp of Kazakhstan is 8,800 so it’s similar to china

R A Look at Siberian villages there don't better

Two rivers fill the Aral sea. Amudarya and Syrdarya. They come from the mountains of Tadjikistan. But due to agriculture in Central Asian countries , especially Uzbekistan, they overuse water in order to get more crops (rice, cotton, other agriculture), so these two rivers lose much water, and cannot supply Aral sea appropriately. So Aral shrinks so much. It all began in Soviet era, when they wanted to get record harvest, so the sea level decreased. Kazakhstan can not solve this problem by himself. Kazakhstan needs help of international organizations.

Kazakhs are nice people, you won't have any problem.

We do welcome Black Peoples 😊.

Start yourself, make precendent.

Also our corruption rate is placed as 70 and it’s excuses of people whinnying about it, you want to make life better start with yourself then on other

@@БерекетКанжанов ой орисин дурыс, ютубтагы алжыган айвандарды тындама. Олар терис тарбие алгандар, озинен баскаларды гана киналайды.

Except Kazakhs are not rotten...

@@Spanish_Patriot my bad, i don't meant Kazakhs but the goverment

@@aidiero Well, the government could be better, yes...

explain.....like Singapore?

Singapore? I'm surprised. It's so well run, low crime, green and clean. The young guy with the brim hat appears optimistic and he's handsome and fit. However, if the sea is receding, gotta wonder how the future will pan out.

Көп ішпе

Because he said the truth

Құртып ақ болды ау яптваюмать дейді

The full title of that movie is: "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan". Read it carefully again and think deeply about it. Sacha Baron Cohen is not that stupid to make fun of a small nation, no point for him.

@@BusinessActivatorexcept Kazahkastan is huge, its the size of Texas,CO,NM,CA, AZ combined ( All of what was once Mexico). Kazakhstan is like the 8th-9th biggest country. Sacha chose Kaza because not many people knew about it. BORAT doesn't even resemble a Kazakh (think Genady Glovkin). Borat is supposed to be Georgian,Armenian - Artsakh. Borats sidekick is Armenian so it pretty much confirms that Borat is supposed to be from Armenia or Artsakh. but those countries don't have that same name(comedic purpose) as Kazakhstan.

@@robroux6074 - correct but the movie has a double play: Sasha as a comedian plays a goof/fool from some little-known country, while on another side it shows almost like a documentary about American reaction to his actions. Well, if people laugh at Borat, they may also assume that there could be a nation whose member can be proud of his sister-prostitute or believe that the movie was filmed in Kazakhstan (in fact, it was filmed in Romania). That tells anyone with some intelligence at least that there is a poor knowledge of geography and cultures; an arrogance; and a low mental development in general. So while some people are laughing at Borat, I am laughing at scenes like cowboys getting angry at Borat singing an anthem, etc. I believe that's true message of the movie because many people in the US have no sense of humor at all, not to say most Americans can't simply distinguish Central Asia from Eastern Europe by a rural/urban landscape. And that's why the bigger part of the title, i.e. "Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan", printed in much smaller font size - that is common practice when it comes to important documents as everything crucial printed in a very small font size. There was a funny situation when I was crossing US border at Buffalo with Kazakh Passport in 2007. The immigration officer looked at my passport and laughed: "Oh, Borat!". So I asked him: "Do you know the full title of the movie?" He became confused and couldn't answer. That's the true state of the US today.

İt was still funny though.

Borat is just a racist caricature made by an Islamophobic Jewish man who wants to make a mockery of all Arab and Turkic peoples. It's appropriation and caricature.

Really? Not profitable?

@@alantan9863 No its not , Solar may be good BUT it cannot replace some oil requirements

what kind of idiot judgs other world by fictional movie?

@@chtovimenitebemojem6902 The same kind of "idiots" who have grown from a native colony to one of the most advanced countries/societies on the planet. We did more in 200 years as a country than you "idiots" could do in 2000 years plus. Go suck an egg.

@@spadina6234 borat wasn't even shot in Kazakhstan but in Romania

Почему все говорят про экологию? Или это уже тренд в западных странах?

@@MrAmhara don't talk trash about Ataturk, name any other leader who was as great as him