KAZAKHSTAN is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of northern and central Eurasia. A portion of its territory west of the Ural River is located in eastern-most Europe. It has borders with Russia, the People's Republic of China, and the Central Asian countries Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and has a coastline on the Caspian Sea. |
Official name | The Republic of Kazakhstan |
The land area (km2) | 2.724.900 | |
Population ( 2006 est.) | 15.300.000 | |
Language | Kazakh, Russian | |
Capital | Astana |