Capital of Kazakhstan:
AstanaArea of Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (1,052,100 mi²) (
9th)
Population of Kazakhstan: 20,592,571 (
64th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Central Asia
Languages of Kazakhstan: Kazakh (national/state language),
Russian (official)
Religions of Kazakhstan: 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 (to the southeast) 1,765 km (1,097 mi),
Kyrgyzstan (to the southeast) 1,212 km (753 mi),
Russia (to the north) 7,644 km (4,750 mi),
Turkmenistan (to the southwest) 413 km (257 mi),
Uzbekistan (to the south) 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
Administrative divisions of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is divided into 17 regions and 4 cities. The regions are further subdivided into districts. The four cities, Almaty, Baikonur, Shymkent, and the capital city Astana, do not belong to their surrounding regions.
Regions: Abai, Akmola, Aktobe, Almaty, Atyrau, East Kazakhstan, Jambyl, Jetisu, Karaganda, Kostanay, Kyzylorda, Mangystau, North Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, Turkistan, Ulytau, West Kazakhstan.
Special status cities: Almaty, Astana, Baikonur, Shymkent.
major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium.