| Local Name:Qazaqstan |
| Captial:Astana |
| Continent:Asia |
| Major Cities:Almaty, Shymkent |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Head of State:President Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| Head of Government:Prime Minister Karim Massimov |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 9 |
| Total Area: 2,724,900 km2(1,052,100 sqmi) |
| Land: 2,699,700 km2(1,042,400 sqmi) |
| Water: 25,200 km2(9,700 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 0.92% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 62 |
| Population: 16,674,000 |
| Date: 1-Jan-11 |
| World Population: 0.24% |
| Source : Monthly official estimate |
| Languages:Kazakh (Cyrillic script), Russian (Cyrillic script) |
| Currency |
| Currency: Kazakhstani tenge |
| Currency Sign: ₸ |
| Currency ISO Code: KZT |
| Fractional Unit: Tïın |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone |
| Number of Time Zones: 2 |
| Time Zone: UTC+05:00 — western Kazakhstan UTC+06:00 — eastern Kazakhstan |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +7 6, +7 7 |
| ISO Code A2: KZ |
| ISO Code A3: KAZ |
| ISO Number: 398 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 48 |
| Longitude: 68 |
| Information: Kazakhstan News |
| Drive on:Right side |