Republic of Kazakhstan
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Republic of Kazakhstan |
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Location of Kazakhstan (green)
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| Capital |
Astana 51°10′N 71°26′E / 51.167°N 71.433°E |
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| Largest city | Almaty | ||||
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| Demonym | |||||
| Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential republic | ||||
| Nursultan Nazarbayev | |||||
| Bakhytzhan Sagintayev | |||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Mazhilis | |||||
| Formation | |||||
| 1456 | |||||
| 13 December 1917 | |||||
| 26 August 1920 | |||||
| 19 June 1925 | |||||
| 5 December 1936 | |||||
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• Declared Sovereignty
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25 October 1990 | ||||
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• Reconstituted as the Republic of Kazakhstan
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10 December 1991 | ||||
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• Independence declared from the Soviet Union
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16 December 1991 | ||||
| 26 December 1991 | |||||
| 30 August 1995 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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2,724,900 km2 (1,052,100 sq mi) (9th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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1.7 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 8 January 2017 estimate
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18,050,488 (64th) | ||||
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• Density
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6.49/km2 (16.8/sq mi) (227th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$420.629 billion (43rd) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$24,143 (50th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2014 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$225.619 billion (50th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$12,950 (54th) | ||||
| Gini (2013) | 26.4 low |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.788high · 56th |
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| 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 
i/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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