Kazakhstan
🇰🇿 Central Asia · Republic of Kazakhstan
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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.
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How Kazakhstan measures up
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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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