Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan
Also known as: Қазақстан Республикасы (Kazakh), Qazaqstan Respublikasy, Республика Казахстан (Russian), Respublika Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana Total Area: 2,724,900 km² (1,052,100 mi²) (9th) Approximate population: 20,286,084 (61th) - (2025 est.) Location: Central Asia Languages: Kazakh (national/state language), Russian (official) Religions: Sunni Muslim 69.3%, Christian 17.2% (Orthodox 17%, other 0.2%), Buddhism 0.1%, other 0.1%, non-believers 2.3%, unspecified 11% (2021 est.)
Currency: Tenge (₸) (KZT)
Calling code: (
+7)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Independent States
Border countries (5): China 1,765 km (1,097 mi), Kyrgyzstan 1,212 km (753 mi), Russia 7,644 km (4,750 mi), Turkmenistan 413 km (257 mi), Uzbekistan 2,330 km (1,450 mi).
Coastline: 0 km (0 mi); the country is landlocked, but does border the Caspian Sea (1,894 km/1,176 mi).
Maritime boundaries: Aral Sea, Caspian Sea
Natural resources: major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium.