| Asia > Central Asia > Kazakhstan | |
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| Official Name Republic of Kazakhstan | |
| Region Asia | |
| Sub-Region Central Asia | |
| Capital Astana | |
| Currency Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT) | |
| Independence Day 16 Dec 1991: Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. | |
| Population 17,285,000 | |
| Nationality Kazakhstani | |
| Ethnic Group 66.48% Kazakh, 20.61% Russian, 12.91% others | |
| Area 2,724,900 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan | |
| Time Zone West / East (UTC+5 / +6) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 48.00, Longitude 68.00 | |
| Dialing Code +76 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code KZ | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code KAZ | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 398 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee KAZ | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .kz | |