KZ
Kazakhstan
Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan sits in Central Asia and uses KZT - Kazakhstani tenge (₸). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Astana
Population
20.5M
Area
2.7M km2
Population
20.5M
20,547,909 people
Area
2.7M km2
2,724,900 square kilometers
Density
8/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Astana
51.16, 71.45
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Kazakhstan, officially listed here as Republic of Kazakhstan, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Kazakhstan, KZ, KAZ, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Kazakhstan is grouped under Asia, more specifically Central Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 20,547,909 people and a land area of 2,724,900 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 8 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 48.0196, 66.9237, while the capital coordinate reference is 51.16, 71.45. Kazakhstan shares listed land borders with CHN, KGZ, RUS, TKM, UZB, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Astana (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Almaty, Shymkent, Astana, Qaraghandy and Taraz. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Kazakhstan, capital of Kazakhstan, and major urban areas in Kazakhstan. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian government. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Kazakhstan uses calling code +7, postal format ######, and time zone data listed as UTC+05:00 and UTC+06:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists KZT - Kazakhstani tenge (₸), while language records include Kazakh and Russian. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as KZ. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 29.2 for 2021.
How to use this profile
This Kazakhstan profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
KZ / KAZ
Top-level domains
.kz, .қаз
Continents
Asia
Border countries
CHN, KGZ, RUS, TKM, UZB
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
KZ
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Kazakhstan is represented by the KZ country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Almaty
Almaty
2,228,675
admin
#2
Shymkent
Shymkent
1,191,877
admin
#3
Astana
Nur-Sultan
1,078,362
primary
#4
Qaraghandy
Qaraghandy
515,632
admin
#5
Taraz
Zhambyl
418,368
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian government
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+7
Postal format
######
Timezones
UTC+05:00, UTC+06:00
Languages
Kazakh, Russian
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
29.2
2021