Kazakhstan

Asia · Central Asia

Kazakhstan

Republic of Kazakhstan
Asia · Central Asia · Capital: Astana

Quick facts about Kazakhstan

Official name	Republic of Kazakhstan
Capital	Astana
Continent & subregion	Asia · Central Asia
Population	20,330,104 people (world rank 63)
Area	2,724,900 km²
Density	7 people/km²
Share of world population	0.25% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$261.8 billion
Urbanisation	61.8% urban population
Life expectancy	74.4 years
Currency	Kazakhstani tenge (₸) — KZT
Languages	Kazakh, Russian
Internet domain	`.kz`
Calling code	+76/7
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$12,879 · see world ranking
Internet Users	92.9% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	3 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	7.6 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	12.6 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	1.3% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Kazakhstan did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

China Kyrgyzstan Russia Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

The geographic position is roughly 48°, 68°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.