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Kazakhstan

Republic of Kazakhstan · Central Asia

Position of Kazakhstan on a world map

At a glance

CapitalAstana
Most common first languageKazakh70.4% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languagesKazakh, Russian
CurrencyKazakhstani tenge
Drives on theright
Highest pointKhan Tengri7,010 m
Biggest category of goods exportedfuel57% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports14.2%of everything sold abroad, 2025
CoastlineLandlockedno access to the sea
Internet domain.kz

Facts about Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan mines the most uranium.

Source: world-nuclear.org · checked 2026-08-08

Kazakhstan by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.20.8m (2025)64th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$306bn (2025)49th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.2.70m km² (2023)9th
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$1.21bn (2024)76th
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$92.1bn (2024)51st
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.26.2m (2024)54th
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.35.4k km² (2023)83rd
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.2.14m km² (2023)6th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.259 Mt (2024)25th
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.13.0m (2025)57th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.74.5 years (2024)105th
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$14,692 (2025)83rd
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.93.4% (2024)39th
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.11.4% (2025)21st
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.4.8% (2025)105th
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.62.4% (2025)114th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.2.98 (2024)57th
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.0.43% of GDP (2024)148th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.57.2% of GDP (2024)132nd
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.12.42 t (2024)16th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.837 (2023)61st
of 193

Land borders

🇨🇳 China🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan🇷🇺 Russia🇹🇲 Turkmenistan🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Is landlocked 43Has russian as an official language 4Mainly exports fuel 27Is in central asia 5

Kazakhstan in the Daily Ceteris

Questions from the daily puzzle where the answer is Kazakhstan.

Which country mines the most uranium?

Kazakhstan mined 23,270 tonnes of uranium in 2024, 39% of world output and more than second-placed Canada and third-placed Namibia combined. Its state producer Kazatomprom has cut output to prop up prices before — an OPEC-style play in a market with no spare capacity anywhere else. source

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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