Astana is the capital of kazakhstan.the capital of kazakhstan is in the centre of eurasia. astana is sitiuated in central kazakhstan ,on the river ishim,within akmola oblast. it was renamed several times,until 10 january ,1997 it was called akmola ,and in 1998 was renamed into astana it is big and modern .the population of the city is over 1 mln people . astana is a centre for business and for tourism . its a very big and beautiful city .there are so many interesting and wonderful showplaces ! a lot of people visit astana for sightseeing .baiterek is the symbol of the city ,and from it you can see the whole city.there are also a lot of theatres ,cinema and stores. astana is a young city ,but its very developing astana has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers.january is the coldest month.july is the hottest. перевести текст )