Kazakhstan is the world's ninth-largest country by land area and the largest landlocked country. Hilly plateaus and plains account for nearly half its vast territory, with lowlands composing another third; its southern and eastern frontiers are composed of low mountainous regions.

Jan 23, 2025 · Kazakhstan, largest country in Central Asia. It is bounded on the north by Russia, on the east by China, on the south by Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea, and Turkmenistan, and on the southwest by the Caspian Sea. It was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union and became independent in 1991.

Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country mostly in Asia with a small western part across the Ural River in Europe. It has borders with the Russian Federation in the north and west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the southwest, and China in the far east.

Jan 16, 2025 · Photos of Kazakhstan. view 5 photos. Country Flag. View Details. Country Map. View Details. Special Country Products. Country Factsheet. Travel Facts. Locator Map ...

Feb 24, 2021 · Kazakhstan is a country that stretches from Central Asia to Eastern Europe and occupies an area of 2,724,900 sq. km. As seen on the physical map of Kazakhstan above, the country extends from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altay Mountains in the east.

Dec 23, 2021 · Kazakhstan is landlocked and depends on Russia to export its oil to Europe. It also exports oil directly to China. In 2010, Kazakhstan joined Russia and Belarus to establish a Customs Union in an effort to boost foreign investment and improve trade.

Dec 12, 2023 · Ethnic Kazakhs derive from a mix of Turkic nomadic tribes that migrated to the region in the 15th century. The Kazakh steppe was conquered by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1925.

Mar 24, 2023 · Provides an overview of Kazakhstan, including key dates and facts about this central Asian country.

Kazakhstan, or Kazakstan officially Republic of Kazakhstan, Country, Central Asia. Area: 1,052,084 sq mi (2,724,900 sq km). Population: (2025 est.) 20,462,000. Capital: Nursultan.

history of Kazakhstan, survey of the notable events and people in the history of Kazakhstan, from the Bronze Age to the present day. The immense size and varied landscape of modern Kazakhstan—the ninth largest country in the world by land area—precluded the possibility of a unified culture covering the whole area for much of its history.