Kazakhstan — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Kazakhstan: capital Astana, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Kazakhstan is in Asia. Its capital is Astana.

Climate

Continental with hot summers and extremely cold winters; arid in the south and west

Vast flat steppe extending from the Volga to the Altai Mountains; desert and semi-desert in the south

Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world.

Kazakhstan holds about 12% of the world's uranium reserves, making it the top producer.

The Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was the launch site for the first human spaceflight.

1465: Kazakh Khanate established

1731: Gradual Russian colonization begins

1936: Becomes the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

1991: Declares independence from the Soviet Union (last SSR to do so)

1997: Capital moved from Almaty to Astana

2019: Nursultan Nazarbayev resigns after nearly 30 years in power