Kazakhstan

Republic of Kazakhstan Қазақстан Республикасы (Kazakh) Qazaqstan Respublikasy
Flag Emblem
Anthem: Menıñ Qazaqstanym "My Kazakhstan"
Location of Kazakhstan (green)
Capital	Nur-Sultan 51°10′N71°26′E / 51.167°N 71.433°E / 51.167; 71.433
Largest city	Almaty 43°16′39″N76°53′45″E / 43.27750°N 76.89583°E / 43.27750; 76.89583
Official languages	Kazakh
Co-official	Russian^[a]
Official scripts	Cyrillic^[b] Latin^[c]
Ethnic groups (2020^[2])	68.5% Kazakh 18.9% Russian 3.3% Uzbek 1.5% Uyghur 1.4% Ukrainian 1.1% Tatar 1.0% German 4.5% Others
Demonym(s)	Kazakhstani^[d]^[4]
Government	Unitary dominant-party presidential constitutional republic

• Chairman of the Security Council	Nursultan Nazarbayev
• President	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
• Prime Minister	Askar Mamin
• Chair of the Senate	Mäulen Äşimbaev
• Chairman of the Mazhilis	Nurlan Nigmatulin

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Mazhilis
Formation

• Kazakh Khanate	1465
• Alash Autonomy	13 December 1917
• Kirghiz ASSR	26 August 1920
• Kazakh ASSR	19 June 1925
• Kazakh SSR	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
• CIS Accession	21 December 1991
• Recognised	26 December 1991
• Admitted to the United Nations	2 March 1992
• Current constitution	30 August 1995

Area
• Total	2,724,900 km² (1,052,100 sq mi) (9th)
• Water (%)	1.7
Population
• 2020 estimate	18,711,560^[5] (64th)
• Density	7/km² (18.1/sq mi) (236th)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$569.813 billion^[6] (41st)
• Per capita	$30,178^[6] (53rd)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$179.332 billion^[6] (55th)
• Per capita	$9,686^[6] (69th)
Gini (2017)	27.5^[7] low
HDI (2019)	0.825^[8] very high · 51st
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	.kz .қаз

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Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

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