| Capital | nome: Nur-Sultan coordenadas geográficas: 51 10 N, 71 25 E diferença do tempo: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) note 1: Kazakhstan has two time zones |
| Independência | 16 Dezembro 1991 (from the Soviet Union) |
| Feriado nacional | Dia da independência, 16 Dezembro (1991) |
| Constitución | history: previous 1937, 1978 (preindependence), 1993; latest approved by referendum 30 Agosto 1995, efectiva 5 Setembro 1995 amendments: introduced by a referendum initiated by the president of the republic, on the recommendation of Parliament, or by the government; the president has the option of submitting draft amendments to Parliament or directly to a referendum; passage of amendments by Parliament requires four-fifths majority vote of both houses and the signature of the president; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote by more than one half of the voters in at least two thirds of the oblasts, major cities, and the capital, followed by the signature of the president; emendada several times, last in 2019 (2019) |
| Sufrágio | 18 anos de idade; universal |
| Poder Executivo | chefe do estado: Presidente Kassym-Jomart TOKAYEV (desde 20 March 2019); note - Nursultan NAZARBAYEV, who was president desde 24 April 1990 (and in power desde 22 June 1989 under the Soviet period), resigned on 20 March 2019; NAZARBAYEV retained the title and powers of "First Presidente"; TOKAYEV completed NAZARBAYEV's term, which was shortened due to the early election of 9 June 2019, and then continued as president following his election victory cabeça de governo: Prime Minister Askar MAMIN (desde 25 February 2019); First Deputy Prime Minister Alikhan SMAILOV (desde 25 February 2019); Deputy Prime Ministers Zhenis KASSYMBEK and Gulshara ABDYKALIKOVA (desde 25 February 2019) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 9 June 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Mazhilis election results: Kassym-Jomart TOKAYEV elected president; percent of vote - Kassym-Jomart TOKAYEV (Nur Otan) 71%, Amirzhan KOSANOV (Ult Tagdyry) 16.2%, Daniya YESPAYEVA (Ak Zhol) 5.1%, other 7.7% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook
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