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Kazakhstan

Asia · Central Asia
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Kazakhstan is a sovereign state in Central Asia, Asia. It covers 2,724,900 km² and has a population of approximately 20,426,568. It is a landlocked country. Its official language is Kazakh and its currency is the Kazakhstani tenge (₸).

Quick facts

Capital
Astana
Population
20,426,568
Area
2,724,900 km²
Currency
Kazakhstani tenge (₸)
Languages
Kazakh, Russian
Calling code
+76
TLD
.kz
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
Yes
Continents
Asia
Timezone
UTC+05:00
Native name
Қазақстан

Bordering countries

Appears in 40 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #7 79.37
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #12 29,669,700
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #26 129.35
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons) #29 17081437.58
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #30 127.76
Countries by Fertilizer consumption (% of fertilizer production) #60 45.52
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #83 35423.98km²
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #96 10.99
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) #160 250years
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare) #160 1037.4
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #192 1.31

Development

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) #13 167535209792.2
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$) #32 3,831,067,000
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI) #35 62.60
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) #41 1,896,117,852
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) #62 5.79
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) #75 30.50
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$) #84 1251490
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI) #87 11.83

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by GDP growth rate #22 0.06
Countries by GDP (PPP) #33 912.59
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #50 300.05in billions
Countries by average monthly salary #53 2,044US $
Countries by GDP per capita #67 14722.58
Countries by public debt (% of GDP) #74 0.25% of GDP
Countries by cost of living index #123 21.4

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #1 100
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #37 80.16
Countries by SPI Overall Score #44 84.89
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #44 90.13
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #69 75
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #72 79.17

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by lowest elevation #6 -132m
Countries by highest elevation #7 6,995m
Countries by land area #9 2,724,900km²
Countries by Coastline Length #199 0kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by population #64 20.84
Countries by population growth rate #91 0.01
Countries by median age #132 29.46
Countries by population density #222 7.42

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