Czech name: | Kazakhstan |
Original name: Original name: | Қазақстан Республикасы |
English name: English name: | Kazakhstan |
Capital: Capital: | Astana1) | State constitution: Government type: | republic / republic | Supreme leaders: Chiefs of state: | overview in personalities section |
Legal subdivision: Administrative: | 14 provinces and 3 cities |
Official Language: Languages: | Kazakh | Currency: | tenge (KZT) / tenge |
Armed Forces: Military branches: | Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard | International Organizations: International organizations : | ADB, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer/observer), NSG, OAS (observer/observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer/observer) |
Role: Area : (km2) | 2,717,300 |
Releief: Elevation extremes: | highest point / highest point - Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) (6,995 m) lowest point / lowest point - Vpadina Kaundy (-132 m) |
Climate: Climate: | temperate / temperate | Geographical Location: Location: | Central Asia / Central Asia |
Neighboring States: Neighbors: | China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan | Independence: | 16.12.1991 |
Population: Population: | y.2009 - 15,399,437 |
Ethnic Composition: Ethnic groups : | 53.4% Kazakhs / Kazakh 30% Russians / Russian 3.7% Ukrainians / Ukrainian 2.5% Uzbeks / Uzbek 2.4% Germans / German 1.7% Tatars / Tatar 1.4% Uygur 4.9% others / other | Religion: Religions : | 47% Muslim / Muslim 44% Russian Orthodox / Russian Orthodox 2% Protestant / Protestant 7% other / other |
ISO: | KAZ | Internet Domain: Internet country code : | .kz |
Time Zone : Time zone : | +5/+6 |
Note: Note: | 1) from 20.03.2019 to 16.09.2022 Nur-Sultan / from 20.03.2019 to 16.09.2022 Nur-Sultan |