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🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

290 cities · 21 states/provinces · Capital: Nur-Sultan · Asia

18,276,499 Population
290 Cities
$261.8B GDP
$12,879 GDP per Capita
0.802 HDI
74.4 Life Expectancy
2,717,300 Area (km²)

Kazakhstan at a Glance

General

CapitalNur-Sultan
ContinentAsia
RegionAsia
SubregionCentral Asia
LanguagesKazakh, Russian
CurrencyTenge (KZT)

Demographics

Population18,276,499
Density6.7/km²
Median Age31.0
Urban Population61.8%
Birth Rate20.1 per 1K
Death Rate6.7 per 1K
Fertility Rate3.01

Economy

GDP$261.8 billion
GDP per Capita$12,879
HDI0.802
Gini Index27.8
Internet Users92.9%

Geography

Area2,717,300 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedYes
BordersCHN,KGZ,RUS,TKM,UZB
Calling Code++7
TLD.kz

Status

ISO CodeKZ / KAZ
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy74.4 years

Largest Cities in Kazakhstan

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Almaty Almaty 1,977,011 48°F 2,569 ft
2 Shymkent Shymkent 1,200,000 56°F 1,706 ft
3 Aktobe Aktyubinskaya Oblast’ 500,757 41°F 689 ft
4 Karagandy Karaganda 497,777 38°F 1,788 ft
5 Taraz Zhambyl 358,153 52°F 2,005 ft
6 Kyzylorda Qyzylorda 354,800 50°F 420 ft
7 Astana Astana 345,604 37°F 1,175 ft
8 Oral Batys Qazaqstan 330,000 42°F 95 ft
9 Pavlodar Pavlodar Region 329,002 37°F 410 ft
10 Ust-Kamenogorsk East Kazakhstan 319,067 36°F 942 ft
11 Semey Abai Region 292,780 39°F 640 ft
12 Atyrau Atyrau Oblisi 290,700 49°F -85 ft
13 Turkestan Turkistan 227,098 55°F 712 ft
14 Kostanay Qostanay 210,000 37°F 548 ft
15 Petropavl North Kazakhstan 200,920 35°F 463 ft
16 Temirtau Karaganda 170,600 38°F 1,686 ft
17 Kokshetau Aqmola 150,649 36°F 758 ft
18 Aktau Mangghystaū 147,443 54°F 52 ft
19 Rudnyy Qostanay 124,000 37°F 518 ft
20 Ekibastuz Pavlodar Region 121,470 38°F 666 ft

States & Provinces in Kazakhstan

Abai Region 17 Aktyubinskaya Oblast’ 16 Almaty 2 Almaty Region 13 Aqmola 31 Astana 1 Atyrau Oblisi 15 Baikonur 2 Batys Qazaqstan 16 East Kazakhstan 25 Jetisu Region 17 Karaganda 34 Mangghystaū 13 North Kazakhstan 21 Pavlodar Region 16 Qostanay 29 Qyzylorda 13 Shymkent 1 Turkistan 30 Ulytau Region 7 Zhambyl 18