Kazakhstan — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Kazakhstan covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Kazakhstan
The capital of Kazakhstan is Astana. It has a population of approximately 20.4M. The country covers an area of 2,724,900 km². It is located in Central Asia.
The largest landlocked country in the world.
Geography
Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 2,724,900 km². It shares land borders with People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, and Turkmenistan, totalling 5 neighbours. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Kazakhstan has a population of approximately 20,426,568 people. Population density is around 7.5 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Kazakh and Russian, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Kazakhstani.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Kazakhstan reports a nominal GDP of about $291.5 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 20.9% of GDP in 2023. The official currency is the Kazakhstani tenge (KZT, symbol ₸). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 486.47 KZT.
Culture & Time
Kazakhstan spans 2 time zones (including UTC+05:00, UTC+06:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.kz,.қаз.
Government & Status
The capital of Kazakhstan is Astana. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +76. Its FIFA country code is KAZ, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is KZ.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.