Kazakhstan#
Ethnic Kazakhs derive from a mix of Turkic nomadic tribes that migrated to the region in the 15th century.
Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President Kasym-Zhomart TOKAYEV (since 20 March 2019).
Facts#
Capital |
Astana |
Region |
Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural (Oral) River in easternmost Europe |
Area |
total : 2,724,900 sq km; land: 2,699,700 sq km; water: 25,200 sq km |
Population |
20,432,662 (2025 est.) |
Languages |
Kazakh (official, Qazaq) 80.1%, Russian 83.7%, English 35.1% (2021 est.) |
Currency |
tenge (KZT) |
Time zone |
to be filled |
ccTLD |
.kz |
Refugees#
Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.
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Population |
Origin |
Location |
Notes |
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