Men in the labour force
73.4%% of men aged 15+
#62 of 1862025
105% of world average
SERIAL · 398Asia
Kazakhstan
CapitalAstana
CurrencyKZT · Kazakhstani tenge
LanguageRussian, Kazakh
Since1991
ISOKAZ · KZ
Population
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Watermark portrait: Nūrsūltan Nazarbaev
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country situated primarily in Central Asia, with a portion of its territory extending into Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, and it has a coastline along the Caspian Sea. The capital is Astana, the country's largest city and principal cultural and economic center is Almaty, which served as the capital until 1997.
Text: Wikipedia — KazakhstanCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Astana
- Currency
- Kazakhstani tenge (KZT)
- Official language
- Russian, Kazakh
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +7
- Licence plate code
- KZ
- Top-level domain
- .kz
- Independence / founding
- 1991
- Highest point
- Khan Tengri (7,010 m)
- Lowest point
- Karagiye
- Anthem
- Menıñ Qazaqstanym
— LAND —
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— PEOPLE —
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— MONEY —
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— TRADE —
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— HEALTH —
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— LEARNING —
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— WORK —
Labour force
10.0Mpeople
#57 of 1862025
49% of world average
Working in agriculture
11.3%% of employment
#105 of 1862025
51% of world average
Working in industry
19.9%% of employment
#82 of 1862025
101% of world average
Working in services
68.8%% of employment
#65 of 1862025
118% of world average
Self-employed
26.1%% of employment
#112 of 1862025
68% of world average
Employed
64.5%% aged 15+
#40 of 1862025
114% of world average
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— CONNECTED —
People online
93.4%% of population
#43 of 2072024
131% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
127per 100 people
#65 of 2102024
110% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
15per 100 people
#100 of 2082024
84% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
12per 100 people
#91 of 2132024
80% of world average
Access to electricity
100.0%% of population
#54 of 2142024
113% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
94.2%% of population
#86 of 1892023
135% of world average
Electricity used per person
5,146kWh per person
#40 of 1492023
122% of world average
Energy used per person
3,651kg oil equivalent per person
#22 of 1492023
162% of world average
Air passengers carried
11.9Mpassengers
#45 of 1652023
46% of world average
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Air freight
53million tonne-km
#70 of 1632023
4% of world average
Rail network
16,006route-km
#14 of 842021
153% of world average
Rail passengers
8,649million passenger-km
#23 of 782020
31% of world average
Research and development spending
0.2%% of GDP
#100 of 1272024
17% of world average
Patent applications by residents
803count
#37 of 1422020
5% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
3,819count
#64 of 1972023
23% of world average
Tourists arriving
2.0Mcount
#64 of 1942020
40% of world average
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— NATURE —
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— STATE —
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— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
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— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Menıñ QazaqstanymAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Astana · approx. UTC+5
Landmarks
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed YasawiImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Cold Winter Deserts of TuranImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Rock Mosques and Associated Sacred Sites of MangystauImage: Wikimedia Commons 
TamgalyImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern KazakhstanImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Western Tian ShanImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan CorridorImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Nūrsūltan NazarbaevPresident of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2019
Qasym-Zhomart ToqaevPresident of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Karim MassimovKazakhstani politician
Elena RybakinaKazakhstani tennis player
Dimash QudaibergenKazakh singer
Alina KabaevaRussian gymnast and politician, alleged partner of Vladimir Putin
Asqar Maminformer Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Darigha NazarbaevaKazakhstani politician, former Chairwoman of the Senate of Kazakhstan
Alexandra ElbakyanKazakh computer scientist and founder of Sci-Hub
Timur BekmambetovRussian film director
Olga RypakovaKazakh female Olympic track and field athlete
Alexander VinokourovKazakh road bicycle racer, born 1973
History
1991Kazakhstan — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population20.8M2025
GDP$306.24B2025
GDP per person$14,6922025