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Kazakhstan

كازاخستان

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Kazakhstan
Name in Arabic
كازاخستان
Capital
Astana
Region
Asia
Subregion
Central Asia
Official languages
Kazakh, Russian
Currency
Kazakhstani Tenge · ₸ · KZT
Area
2,724,900 km²
Coastline
None (landlocked)

Neighbours

About Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Kazakhstan. In Arabic, the name is written كازاخستان, and the capital أستانا. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Kazakhstan is Astana. Astana lies at about 51° north and 71° east. Kazakhstan has 2 official languages: Kazakh and Russian. Its currency is the Kazakhstani Tenge, with the symbol ⁨₸⁩ and the international code KZT.

Kazakhstan covers about 2,724,900 square kilometres, which puts it 9th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It is landlocked, with no coastline, and has 5 neighbours: Russia, China, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The largest of these neighbours by area is Russia. Other countries in Central Asia include Tajikistan. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Kazakhstan with the other countries of the same region.

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