CHAR(5) is fixed length, right padded with spaces. VARCHAR2(5) is variable length. Thus the difference between VARCHAR and VARCHAR2 is that VARCHAR is ANSI standard but takes up space whereas VARCHAR2 is Oracle-only but makes more efficient use of space.
Almaty: Annual Weather Averages. July is the hottest month in Almaty with an average temperature of 24Â°C (75Â°F) and the coldest is January at -6Â°C (21Â°F). The wettest month is April with an average of 80mm of rain. Loading weather data.
Capital of Kazakhstan. The Capital City of Kazakhstan (officially named Republic of Kazakhstan) is the city of Astana. The population of Astana in the year 2006 was 15,217,711. Kazakhstan is a Kazakh and Russian speaking country on the coasts of the Caspian Sea.