About Kazakhstan in figures

Kazakhstan is a unitary state with a presidential form of government, located in the center of the Eurasian continent. Occupying 2 million 724.9 thousand square kilometers, the country is in ninth place in terms of area territories among the states of the world

Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly

(The president)

Kazakh - state, Russian - official

(languages)

ADMINISTRATIVE-TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION

14

REGIONS

3

CITIES OF REPUBLICAN SIGNIFICANCE

230

ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS

87

ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS

30

VILLAGES

6668

RURAL SETTLEMENTS

19 169 550

POPULATION AS OF 01.10.2021

6.6

PEOPLE. ON 1 SQ.KM.
POPULATION DENSITY

Karaganda
region

LARGEST IN AREA
(428 THOUSAND SQ.KM.)

Nur-Sultan

CAPITAL
THE POPULATION 1 228,8 THOUSAND PEOPLE

Almaty

THE LARGEST CITY
THE POPULATION 1 977,0 THOUSAND PEOPLE

South-Kazakhstan region
region

MOST POPULOUS
(24.5 PEOPLE PER 1 SQ.KM.)

Baikonur is the world's first and largest cosmodrome

(an area of 6717 sq. km., more than 600 rocket launches into space, today it is used to send cosmonauts to the ISS.)

Financial characteristics

Tenge

National currency

National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Central bank

Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)

Stock Exchange.

20%

Corporate income tax

12%

Value added tax

GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Europe and Asia

KAZAKHSTAN IS LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF TWO CONTINENTS

2724.9 sq. km.

THE TERRITORY OF KAZAKHSTAN EXTENDS FROM THE LOWER REACHES OF THE VOLGA RIVER IN THE WEST TO THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS IN THE EAST AND FROM THE ZAILIISKY ALATAU MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN TIEN SHAN IN THE SOUTH TO THE WEST SIBERIAN LOWLAND IN THE NORTH

9 in the world 2 in the CIS

THE COUNTRY'S LAND AREA IS SECOND ONLY TO RUSSIA, CHINA, USA, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CANADA, INDIA AND AUSTRALIA.

13394 km.

INCLUDING: WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION - 7591 KM., THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN - 2354 KM., THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC - 1241 KM, CHINA - 1782 KM., TURKMENISTAN - 426 KM.

MOUNTAIN MASSIFS OF KAZAKHSTAN

6995

PEAK KHAN-TANIRI
(SARYZHAZ RIDGE)

6276

PEAK 100 YEARS OF VGO
(THE MERIDIAN RANGE)

4979

PEAK TALGAR
(TRANS-ILI ALATAU)

4653

MOUNT ISHBANLAK
(KUNGEI ALATAU)

4622

MOUNT BESBAKAN
(ZHETYSUSKY ALATAU)

4600

MOUNT METALLURG
(TRANS-ILI ALATAU)

4506

PEAK MUZTAU
(ALTAI MOUNTAINS, KATYN RIDGE)

4482

MANAS PEAK
(TALAS RIDGE)

4427

MOUNT ASHUTOR
(TERISKEY ALATAU)

4330

PEAK OF THE KOMSOMOL
(TRANS-ILI ALATAU)

THE LONGEST RIVERS OF KAZAKHSTAN

On the territory of the republic there are 85022 rivers and temporary waterways

4248

km

Irtysh River

2450

km

Ishim River

2428

km

Zhaiyk River

2212

km

Syr Darya River

THE LARGEST LAKES OF KAZAKHSTAN

Balkhash is a phenomenon of nature. Geologists and geomorphologists have established that the lake exists for more than 35,000 years..

374 sq. km.

The Caspian Sea

41,0 sq. km.

The Aral Sea

18,0 sq. km.

Balkash

Media and Internet

over 20%

Media in Kazakhstan are private

The population of the country can

receive a digital signal

within the framework of the program for media modernization

68%

Kazakhstanis use the Internet.

38 place

Kazakhstan ranks in the UN e-government rating

Gender indicators

137 000 women

continue to work after retirement

Leaders

31,5% women

operating enterprises in Almaty are women

260 women

work as akims of districts and rural districts

Sports, health, recreation

600 000

Events to promote a healthy lifestyle were carried out as part of the programSalamatty Kazakhstan

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About Kazakhstan in figures

Kazakhstan is a unitary state with a presidential form of government, located in the center of the Eurasian continent. Occupying 2 million 724.9 thousand square kilometers, the country is in ninth place in terms of area territories among the states of the world

Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly

(The president)

Kazakh - state, Russian - official

(languages)

ADMINISTRATIVE-TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION

14

REGIONS

3

CITIES OF REPUBLICAN SIGNIFICANCE

230

ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS

87

ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS

30

VILLAGES

6668

RURAL SETTLEMENTS

19 169 550

POPULATION AS OF 01.10.2021

6.6

PEOPLE. ON 1 SQ.KM.POPULATION DENSITY

Karaganda region

LARGEST IN AREA (428 THOUSAND SQ.KM.)

Nur-Sultan

CAPITAL THE POPULATION 1 228,8 THOUSAND PEOPLE

Almaty

THE LARGEST CITY THE POPULATION 1 977,0 THOUSAND PEOPLE

South-Kazakhstan region region

MOST POPULOUS (24.5 PEOPLE PER 1 SQ.KM.)

Baikonur is the world's first and largest cosmodrome

(an area of 6717 sq. km., more than 600 rocket launches into space, today it is used to send cosmonauts to the ISS.)

Financial characteristics

Tenge

National currency

National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Central bank

Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)

Stock Exchange.

20%

Corporate income tax

12%

Value added tax

GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Europe and Asia

KAZAKHSTAN IS LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF TWO CONTINENTS

2724.9 sq. km.

THE TERRITORY OF KAZAKHSTAN EXTENDS FROM THE LOWER REACHES OF THE VOLGA RIVER IN THE WEST TO THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS IN THE EAST AND FROM THE ZAILIISKY ALATAU MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN TIEN SHAN IN THE SOUTH TO THE WEST SIBERIAN LOWLAND IN THE NORTH

9 in the world 2 in the CIS

THE COUNTRY'S LAND AREA IS SECOND ONLY TO RUSSIA, CHINA, USA, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, CANADA, INDIA AND AUSTRALIA.

13394 km.

INCLUDING: WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION - 7591 KM., THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN - 2354 KM., THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC - 1241 KM, CHINA - 1782 KM., TURKMENISTAN - 426 KM.

MOUNTAIN MASSIFS OF KAZAKHSTAN

6995

PEAK KHAN-TANIRI (SARYZHAZ RIDGE)

6276

PEAK 100 YEARS OF VGO (THE MERIDIAN RANGE)

4979

PEAK TALGAR (TRANS-ILI ALATAU)

4653

MOUNT ISHBANLAK (KUNGEI ALATAU)

4622

MOUNT BESBAKAN (ZHETYSUSKY ALATAU)

4600

MOUNT METALLURG (TRANS-ILI ALATAU)

4506

PEAK MUZTAU (ALTAI MOUNTAINS, KATYN RIDGE)

4482

MANAS PEAK (TALAS RIDGE)

4427

MOUNT ASHUTOR (TERISKEY ALATAU)

4330

PEAK OF THE KOMSOMOL (TRANS-ILI ALATAU)

THE LONGEST RIVERS OF KAZAKHSTAN

4248

km

Irtysh River

2450

PEOPLE. ON 1 SQ.KM.
POPULATION DENSITY

Karaganda
region

LARGEST IN AREA
(428 THOUSAND SQ.KM.)

CAPITAL
THE POPULATION 1 228,8 THOUSAND PEOPLE

THE LARGEST CITY
THE POPULATION 1 977,0 THOUSAND PEOPLE

South-Kazakhstan region
region

MOST POPULOUS
(24.5 PEOPLE PER 1 SQ.KM.)

PEAK KHAN-TANIRI
(SARYZHAZ RIDGE)

PEAK 100 YEARS OF VGO
(THE MERIDIAN RANGE)

PEAK TALGAR
(TRANS-ILI ALATAU)

MOUNT ISHBANLAK
(KUNGEI ALATAU)

MOUNT BESBAKAN
(ZHETYSUSKY ALATAU)

MOUNT METALLURG
(TRANS-ILI ALATAU)

PEAK MUZTAU
(ALTAI MOUNTAINS, KATYN RIDGE)

MANAS PEAK
(TALAS RIDGE)

MOUNT ASHUTOR
(TERISKEY ALATAU)

PEAK OF THE KOMSOMOL
(TRANS-ILI ALATAU)