Kazakhstan
Kasachstan
Kazakhstan is in Asia. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
Borders: China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
- Capital
- Astana
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Zentralasien
- Area
- 2,724,900 km²
- Population
- 20,843,754
- Languages
- Kazakh, Russian
- Neighbours
- China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Did you know?
- Geography
Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country — bigger than all of Western Europe.
- History
From the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space; Russia still leases it today.
- Nature
The Aral Sea, once the world’s fourth-largest lake, shrank to a fraction through Soviet irrigation projects.
- Nature
The apple originally comes from Kazakhstan’s mountain forests; the former capital Almaty roughly means “full of apples”.
- History
In 2022 the country renamed its capital from Nur-Sultan back to Astana.
Frequently asked questions about Kazakhstan
Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan is in Asia.
Kazakhstan has about 20,843,754 inhabitants.
Kazakhstan covers about 2,724,900 km².
In Kazakhstan people speak, among others, Kazakh, Russian.
Kazakhstan borders: China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.