Kazakhstan

Basic facts about Kazakhstan

Country name: Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana
Country code: 312
Continent: Central Asia
Currency name: Kazakhstani tenge
Independence: 1991-12-16 00:00:00
Independent from: from the Soviet Union
Total area (km2): 2,724,900
Land area (km2): 2,699,700
Water area (km2): 25,200
Population: 17,736,896
Population note: 17,736,896 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Kazakh (national)Russian
All languages: Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)
Time zone: West / East (UTC+5 / +6)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +7-6xx, +7-7xx
Domain: .kz