Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan is a Central-Asian republic rich in oil, uranium, and rare-earth minerals, expanding Belt-and-Road logistics, and developing large onshore wind projects.
Kazakhstan is a Country located in the Central Asia sub-region of the Asia continent, member of CSTO - Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Easy learning about Kazakhstan
The capital city of Kazakhstan is Astana (In 2019, the city briefly adopted the name Nur-Sultan in honor of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, but it returned to the name Astana in 2022).
Word: Steppe
Meaning: vast grasslands
Basic Information
Population: 20,330,104 (UN)
Area: 2,717,300 km² / 1,688,449 sq mi
People are called: Kazakhstanis, Kazakhs
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
17 provinces (oblystar) and 4 cities* (qalalar)
- Abay (Semey),
- Almaty (Qonaev),
- Almaty*,
- Aqmola (Kokshetau),
- Aqtobe,
- Astana*,
- Atyrau,
- Batys Qazaqstan [West Kazakhstan] (Oral),
- Bayqongyr*,
- Mangghystau (Aqtau),
- Pavlodar,
- Qaraghandy,
- Qostanay,
- Qyzylorda,
- Shyghys Qazaqstan [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen),
- Shymkent*,
- Soltustik Qazaqstan [North Kazakhstan] (Petropavl),
- Turkistan,
- Ulytau (Zhezqazghan),
- Zhambyl (Taraz),
- Zhetisu (Taldyqorghan)
note - administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses), in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baikonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baikonur, formerly Leninsk), in 2004, a new agreement extended the lease to 2050
Geography
Latitude: 48° 00' N
Longitude: 68° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: Central Asia
Continental Region: Asia
Borders
- Turkmenistan — Land border
- China — Land border
- Kyrgyzstan — Land border
- Uzbekistan — Land border
- Russia — Land border
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: 59 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.954 (GPI)
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
International Memberships
CSTO - Collective Security Treaty Organization
OPEC+
Technical Information
TLD: .kz
Calling Code: +7
MapGeo Name: Kazakhstan
MapGeo Code: KZ