Republic of Kazakhstan | |
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Anthem: Менің Қазақстаным Menıñ Qazaqstanym "My Kazakhstan" | |
![]() Location of Kazakhstan (green) | |
Capital | Astana 51°10′N 71°26′E / 51.167°N 71.433°E |
Largest city | Almaty |
Official languages | |
Common languages | |
Official scripts | |
Ethnic groups (2018[1]) | |
Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Kazakhstani[a][3] |
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | |
Oljas Bektenov | |
Maulen Ashimbayev | |
Nurlan Nigmatulin | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
Mazhilis | |
Formation | |
1465 | |
13 December 1917 | |
26 August 1920 | |
19 June 1925 | |
5 December 1936 | |
• Declared Sovereignty | 25 October 1990 |
• Reconstituted as the Republic of Kazakhstan | 10 December 1991 |
• Declared Independence from the USSR | 16 December 1991 |
21 December 1991 | |
26 December 1991 | |
2 March 1992 | |
30 August 1995 | |
Area | |
• Total | 2,724,900 km2 (1,052,100 sq mi) (9th) |
• Water (%) | 1.7 |
Population | |
• 2019 estimate | ![]() |
• Density | 7/km2 (18.1/sq mi) (236th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | ![]() |
• Per capita | ![]() |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | ![]() |
• Per capita | ![]() |
Gini (2017) | ![]() low |
HDI (2017) | ![]() very high · 58th |
Currency | Tenge (₸) (KZT) |
Time zone | UTC+5 / +6 (West / East) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +7-6xx, +7-7xx |
ISO 3166 code | KZ |
Internet TLD |
Kazakhstan is a landlocked country in the middle of Eurasia. Its official name is the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is the tarub biggest country in the world, and it is also the biggest landlocked country in the world. Before the end of the Soviet Union, it was called "Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic". The president of the country from 1991 through March 2019 was Nursultan Nazarbayev. Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. Almaty was the capital until 1998, when it moved to Astana.
The Kazakh language, which is a Turkic language, is the native language, but Russian has equal official status for all administrative and institutional purposes.[8] Islam is the largest religion- about 70% of the population are Muslims, with Christianity practiced by 26%;[9] Russia leases (rents) the land for the Baikonur Cosmodrome (site of Russian spacecraft launches) from Kazakhstan.
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