Kazakhstan
At a glance
- Official languages
- Russian, Kazakh
- Currency
- Kazakhstani tenge (KZT)
- Government
- Presidential system
- Legislature
- Parliament of Kazakhstan
- Demonym
- Kazakh
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +7
- Internet TLD
- .kz, .қаз
- ISO 3166
- KZ
- Established
- 1991
- Highest point
- Khan Tengri (7,010 m (22,999 ft))
- National anthem
- Menıñ Qazaqstanym
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations4 full memberships
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History6 leaders · click to expand
Republic of Kazakhstan
Olzhas Bektenov✦ Current
2024–PresentPrime Minister
Alikhan Smailov
2022–2024Prime Minister
Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev✦ Current
2019–PresentPresident
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
2019–2019President
Askar Mamin
2019–2022Prime Minister
Nursultan Nazarbayev
1991–2019President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Olzhas Bektenov✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2024–Present |
| Alikhan Smailov | Prime Minister | 2022–2024 |
| Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev✦ Current | President | 2019–Present |
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | President | 2019–2019 |
| Askar Mamin | Prime Minister | 2019–2022 |
| Nursultan Nazarbayev | President | 1991–2019 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
Billionaires8 · $38.8B combined · click to expand
| # | Name | Net worth | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 477 | Vyacheslav Kim | $7.8B | Finance & Investments |
| 682 | Timur Turlov | $6.0B | Finance & Investments |
| 695 | Vladimir Kim | $5.9B | Metals & Mining |
| 753 | Dinara Kulibayeva(inherited) | $5.6B | Finance & Investments |
| 753 | Timur Kulibayev | $5.6B | Finance & Investments |
| 785 | Bulat Utemuratov | $5.4B | Metals & Mining |
| 2816 | Smagulov Nurlan(inherited) | $1.4B | Automotive |
| 3208 | Aidyn Rakhimbayev(inherited) | $1.1B | Real Estate |
Source: Forbes real-time billionaires (via the rtb-api project). Net worth as of the latest monthly snapshot.
National Teams
Kazakhstan on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Administrative subdivisions
20 entries listed under Kazakhstan across 2 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Regions (17)
Kazakhstan metro footprint
23 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
23 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #243 | Almaty▲ Largest | Almaty | 2.7M | 11.4 | Regional Hub |
| #262 | Astana★ Capital | Nur-Sultan | 1.5M | 10.2 | Regional Hub |
| #1152 | Atyrau | Atyraý | 399K | 1.3 | Emerging Metro |
| #1365 | Shymkent | Shymkent Qalasy | 1.4M | 1.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #1598 | Aktobe | Aktobe | 557K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #1628 | Baikonur | Kyzylorda | 35K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #1637 | Kostanay | Kostanay | 460K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #1654 | Pavlodar | Pavlodar | 439K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1674 | Oskemen | East Kazakhstan | 372K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1683 | Kyzylorda | Kyzylorda | 348K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1695 | Semey | Abai | 328K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1712 | Aktau | Mangystau | 270K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1732 | Petropavl | North Kazakhstan | 222K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1746 | Kokshetau | Akmola | 191K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1832 | Karagandy | Karagandy | 848K | 0.5 | Local Metro |
| #2021 | Taraz | Jambyl | 426K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2072 | Oral | West Kazakhstan | 355K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2235 | Taldykorgan | Jetisu | 201K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2520 | Jezkazgan | Ulytau | 93K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3084 | Zhetisay | Túrkistan | 316K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3195 | Turkistan | Túrkistan | 218K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3391 | Zhanaozen | Mangystau | 147K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3395 | Ekibastuz | Pavlodar | 146K | 0.0 | Local Metro |