Country profile
Kazakhstan
Republic of Kazakhstan · Central Asia
👥 Population
20,843,754
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Astana
🗺 Area
2,724,900 km²
among the world’s largest
💹 GDP (nominal)
$306.24B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.837
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
8 /km²
💱 Currency
KZT
Kazakhstani tenge
🗣 Languages
Kazakh, Russian
About Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan (officially Republic of Kazakhstan) is a country in Central Asia, with Astana as its capital. It is home to roughly 20.84 million people, giving a population density of about 8 people per square kilometre. The country covers 2,724,900 km² of land and shares land borders with 5 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $306.24B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.837. The official currency is the Kazakhstani tenge (KZT), and the main languages are Kazakh, Russian.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$842.05B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$40,891
GDP growth
6.5%
Inflation
11.4%
Unemployment
4.8%
👥 People
Life expectancy
74.5 yrs
Fertility rate
2.98
Pop. growth
1.2%
Urban population
62.4%
Infant mortality /1k
7.4
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
93.4%
Literacy rate
99.7%
Physicians /1k
3.75
Renewable energy
2.0%
Travel & practical
Capital
Astana
Currency
KZT
Dialing code
+76
Internet TLD
.kz
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Fun facts about Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan is the 64th most populous country in the world, with about 20.84 million people.
- By land area it is the 9th-largest country in the world, covering 2,724,900 km².
- It has the world's 48th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($306.24B).
- Kazakhstan shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.837.
- Kazakhstan has a population density of about 8 people per square kilometre.
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