Republic of Kazakhstan | |
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.svg) Location of Kazakhstan (green) | |
| Capital | Nur-Sultan 51°10′N 71°26′E / 51.167°N 71.433°E |
| Largest city | Almaty |
| Official languages | |
| Official scripts | |
| Ethnic groups (2018[2]) | |
| Religion |
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| Demonym(s) | Kazakhstani[a][4] |
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
| Nursultan Nazarbayev | |
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | |
| Askar Mamin | |
| Dariga Nazarbayeva | |
| Nurlan Nigmatulin | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| Mazhilis | |
| Formation | |
| 1465 | |
| 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 |
• Declared Independence from the USSR | 16 December 1991 |
| 21 December 1991 | |
| 26 December 1991 | |
| 2 March 1992 | |
| 30 August 1995 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,724,900 km2 (1,052,100 sq mi) (9th) |
• Water (%) | 1.7 |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate |  18,448,600[5] (63rd) |
• Density | 7/km2 (18.1/sq mi) (236th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total |  $569.813 billion[6] (41st) |
• Per capita | $30,178[6] (53rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $182.623 billion[6] (55th) |
• Per capita | $9,672[6] (69th) |
| Gini (2017) |  27.5[7]low |
| HDI (2018) | 0.817[8] very high · 50th |
| Currency | Tenge (₸) (KZT) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 / +6 (West / East) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +7-6xx, +7-7xx |
| ISO 3166 code | KZ |
| Internet TLD | |
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country largely located in Central Asia with the most western parts of it being located in Eastern Europe. It is the world's largest landlocked country, and the ninth largest country in the world, with an area of 2,724,900 square kilometres (1,052,100 sq mi). Kazakhstan is the most dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry. It also has vast mineral resources.