Republic of Kazakhstan
- Қазақстан Республикасы (Kazakh)
Qazaqstan Respwblïkası
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 Location of Kazakhstan (green) |
| Capital | Nur-Sultan
51°10′N71°26′E / 51.167°N 71.433°E / 51.167; 71.433 |
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| Largest city | Almaty |
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| Official languages | Kazakh |
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| Russian[1] |
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| Ethnic groups | |
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| Religion | - 70.2% Muslims
- 26.3% Christians
- 3.5% others
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| Demonym(s) | Kazakhstani[b][4] |
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| Government | Unitarydominant-partypresidentialconstitutional republic |
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| Nursultan Nazarbayev |
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| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
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| Askar Mamin |
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| Mäulen Äşimbaev |
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| Nurlan Nigmatulin |
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| Legislature | Parliament |
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| Senate |
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| Mazhilis |
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| Formation |
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| 1465 |
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| 13 December 1917 |
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| 26 August 1920 |
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| 19 June 1925 |
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| 5 December 1936 |
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• Declared Sovereignty | 25 October 1990 |
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• Reconstituted as the Republic of Kazakhstan | 10 December 1991 |
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• Declared Independence from the USSR | 16 December 1991 |
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| 21 December 1991 |
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| 26 December 1991 |
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| 2 March 1992 |
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| 30 August 1995 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 2,724,900 km2 (1,052,100 sq mi) (9th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.7 |
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| Population |
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• 2020 estimate |  18,711,200[5] (64th) |
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• Density | 7/km2 (18.1/sq mi) (236th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $569.813 billion[6] (41st) |
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• Per capita | $30,178[6] (53rd) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $179.332 billion[6] (55th) |
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• Per capita | $9,686[6] (69th) |
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| Gini (2017) |  27.5[7]
low |
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| HDI (2019) | 0.817[8]
very high · 50th |
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| Currency | Tenge (₸) (KZT) |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 / +6 (West / East) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +7-6xx, +7-7xx |
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| ISO 3166 code | KZ |
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| Internet TLD | |
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