Kazakhstan
Asia ยท Capital: Astana
How it is run: Kazakhstan is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Kazakhstan is home to 20.8 million people in Central Asia, where people speak Kazakh, Russian.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
20.8 million people
That is 0.3% of everybody alive (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
2,724,900 kmยฒ
One of the world's large countries: flying across it takes hours.
๐๏ธ How crowded
Only about 7.6 people per square kilometre โ lots of wide open space between towns.
๐ Size in its region
24th most people in Asia
3rd largest by land in Asia.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
Kazakh, Russian
More than one language is used for official business.
๐ฐ Money
Kazakhstani tenge (โธ)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
74.5 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
๐ผ Money made per person each year
about US$14,692
An upper-middle-income country: growing cities, and more families joining the middle class.
๐ข Living in cities
62.4% of people
Many people still live in villages and farming towns.
๐ Kids under 15
29.1% of the population
A fairly balanced mix of young and old.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+7
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.kz
๐ง People here are called
Kazakhstani
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
าะฐะทะฐาััะฐะฝ ยท ะะฐะทะฐั ััะฐะฝ
Also written: Qazaqstan, ะะฐะทะฐั ััะฐะฝ, Republic of Kazakhstan.
๐ Coast or inland
Landlocked โ no coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
Asia and the Pacific Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Kazakhstan is landlocked โ it has no coastline, so anything arriving by sea must cross a neighbour's border first.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Kazajistรกn
French
Kazakhstan
Arabic
ูุงุฒุงุฎุณุชุงู
Chinese
ๅ่จๅ ๆฏๅฆ
Japanese
ใซใถใในใฟใณ
Russian
ะะฐะทะฐั ััะฐะฝ
Portuguese
Cazaquistรฃo
German
Kasachstan
Put it in perspective ๐
- India โ the most populated country in Asia โ has about 70.2ร as many people as Kazakhstan.
- Kazakhstan covers roughly 25,951 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Kazakhstan lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 10,422 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Kazakhstan sits in Central Asia, in the northern and eastern half of the globe.
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Republic of Kazakhstan
๐๏ธ Capital
Astana
๐ Region
Asia ยท Central Asia
๐ค Country code
KZ
๐๏ธ UN status
UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Independent country
More about Kazakhstan ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
48.0ยฐ N, 68.0ยฐ E
๐ Half of the world
Northern & Eastern hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC+5 โ when it is noon in London it is about 17:00 in Astana.
- Kazakhstan shares its part of the world with Tajikistan. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- Kazakhstan sits in the temperate zone, the belt where most of the world's farms and big cities are.
- Kazakhstan sits in Central Asia, in the northern and eastern half of the globe.
- Kazakhstan is a full member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly โ the same as every other member, big or small.
- Kazakhstan is close to the line of 0ยฐ longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Kazakhstan has 2 official languages. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Being landlocked means paying neighbours to move goods to the sea. What deal would you offer a neighbour if you led Kazakhstan?
- If Kazakhstan spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
Astana
Which money do people spend in Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstani tenge (โธ)
How many countries share a land border with Kazakhstan?
5 โ China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
Roughly how many people live in Kazakhstan?
20.8 million people
Keep researching ๐
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