Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world. Every crewed Russian and Soviet spaceflight has launched from Baikonur, on its steppe.

In 2019, the city of Astana briefly adopted the name Nur-Sultan in honor of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, but it returned to the name Astana in 2022

Kazakhstan Flag

Kazakhstan Armorial

Easy learning about Kazakhstan

The capital city of Kazakhstan is Astana, capital city of Kazakhstan.

Word: Steppe

Meaning: vast grasslands

Administrative Divisions

15 divisions:

KZ-AKM
KZ-AKT
KZ-ALA
KZ-AST
KZ-ATY
KZ-KAR
KZ-KUS
KZ-KZY
KZ-MAN
KZ-PAV
KZ-SEV
KZ-VOS
KZ-YUZ
KZ-ZAP
KZ-ZHA

Administrative divisions of Kazakhstan map

Kazakhstan is a Country located in the Central Asia sub-region in the continent of Asia, member of CSTO - Collective Security Treaty Organization.

0750 km (466 mi)1500 km (932 mi)2250 km (1398 mi)3000 km (1864 mi)

Height

-132 m (-433 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), Max altitude 6826 m (22400 ft)

Sea depth

0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)

Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)

Height from west to east in Kazakhstan

Height from south to north in Kazakhstan

1Caspian Sea−28 m2Irtysh87 to 460 m3Syr Dar53 to 249 m

Population of Kazakhstan, 1960–2025

The World Bank: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices

Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid

Basic Information

Capital City: Astana, capital city of Kazakhstan

Population: 20,843,754 (World Bank)

Area: 2,724,900 km² / 1,052,089 sq mi

People from Kazakhstan are called: Kazakhstanis, Kazakhs

Geography

Latitude: 49.054° N

Longitude: 68.686° E

Geographical Subregion: Central Asia

Continental Region: Asia

Highest Elevation Point: Khan Tengri (7 010 m)

Lowest point: Karagiye (−132 m)

Borders

Turkmenistan — Land border
China — Land border
Kyrgyzstan — Land border
Uzbekistan — Land border
Russia — Land border

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 61 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 78

Climate

continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid

Global Indices

EF EPI Position: 103 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Score: 427 (EF EPI)

EF EPI Proficiency: Very Low Proficiency (EF EPI)

Global Peace Index Rank: 44 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 1.771 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $14,855 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 71

Currency: Tenge

Currency Code: KZT

Human Development

HDI Rank: 60 (UNDP)

HDI Value: 0.837

Mean Years of Schooling: 12.5

Expected Years of Schooling: 14.0

Life Expectancy at Birth: 74.4 Years

Religion

Most Predominant: Muslim

Second Most Predominant: Christian mainly Russian Orthodox

LGBTI Rights

Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

Legal Mechanism: Legislative

Death Penalty: No

Maximum Prison Sentence: No

Physical Punishment: No

International Memberships

CSTO - Collective Security Treaty Organization

OPEC+

Technical Information

Time Zone: UTC+05:00

Official website: gov.kz

TLD: .kz

Calling Code: +7

MapGeo Name: Kazakhstan

MapGeo Code: KZ