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Kazachstan

Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Қазақстан Республикасы  (Kazakh)
    Qazaqstan Respwblïkası
  • Республика Казахстан  (Russian)
    Respublika Kazakhstan
Flag of Kazakhstan
Emblem of Kazakhstan
Flag Emblem
Anthem: Менің Қазақстаным
Meniñ Qazaqstanım
My Kazakhstan
Location of  Kazakhstan  (green)
Location of  Kazakhstan  (green)
Capital Astana
51°10′N 71°26′E / 51.167°N 71.433°E / 51.167; 71.433
Largest city Almaty
Official languages
Ethnic groups (2010)
Demonym
Government Unitary dominant-party presidential republic
• President
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
Legislature Parliament
Senate
Mazhilis
Formation
1456
13 December 1917
26 August 1920
19 June 1925
5 December 1936
• Declared Sovereignty
25 October 1990
• Reconstituted as the Republic of Kazakhstan
10 December 1991
• Independence declared from the Soviet Union
16 December 1991
26 December 1991
30 August 1995
Area
• Total
2,724,900 km2 (1,052,100 sq mi) (9th)
• Water (%)
1.7
Population
• 8 January 2017 estimate
18,050,488 (64th)
• Density
6.49/km2 (16.8/sq mi) (227th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$460 billion (42nd)
• Per capita
$25,669 (50th)
GDP (nominal) 2014 estimate
• Total
$225.619 billion (50th)
• Per capita
$12,950 (54th)
Gini (2013) 26.4
low
HDI (2014) Increase 0.788
high · 56th
Currency Tenge (₸) (KZT)
Time zone West / East (UTC+5 / +6)
Drives on the right
Calling code +7-6xx, +7-7xx
ISO 3166 code KZ
Internet TLD

Kazakhstan (US Listeni/kæzækˈstæn, ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstɑːn/, UK /ˌkæzəkˈstɑːn, -ˈstæn/;Kazakh: Қазақстан, tr. Qazaqstan, IPA: [qɑzɑqˈstɑn]; Russian: Казахстан, tr. Kazakhstan), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы, tr. Qazaqstan Respwblïkası; Russian: Республика Казахстан, tr. Respublika Kazakhstan), is a transcontinental country in northern Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country, and the ninth largest in the world, with an area of 2,724,900 square kilometres (1,052,100 sq mi). Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil/gas industry. It also has vast mineral resources.


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