Republic of Kazakhstan
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Capital | Astana 51°10′N 71°26′E / 51.167°N 71.433°E |
Official languages | |
Common languages | |
Ethnic groups | |
Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Kazakhstani |
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 | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (9th) |
• Water (%) | 1.7 |
Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 18,448,600 (63rd) |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (236th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $534.271 billion (41st) |
• Per capita | $28,514 (53rd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $164.207 billion (54th) |
• Per capita | $8,763 (71st) |
Gini (2017) | ▲ 27.5 low |
HDI (2017) | 0.800 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 ninth 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.