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Kazakhstan

Republic of Kazakhstan

Capital
Astana
Astana (called Nur-Sultan 2019–2022; earlier Tselinograd / Akmolinsk)
Population
21,083,626
2026 estimate
Area
2,724,900 km²
Code
KAZ
Languages
Kazakh, Russian
Currencies
Kazakhstani tenge (₸)

Borders

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Did you know?

  • 🏅Ninth-largest country in the world by area — bigger than all of Western Europe.
  • ✨Home to Baikonur Cosmodrome — every crewed mission to the ISS launches from here.
  • 🌊The Aral Sea, once the world's 4th-largest lake, has nearly disappeared due to Soviet irrigation projects.
  • 🍎Apples likely originated here — wild apple forests still grow near Almaty (the name means 'father of apples').
  • 🏛Astana is one of the coldest capital cities in the world.

Location

48.00°, 68.00°

Actual size

Compared to Australia.

Outline of Australia
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
Outline of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2,724,900 km²
% of Australia
35.43%