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 |