Kazakhstan: flag, capital & map
Get to know Kazakhstan, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Astana
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Central Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 20,843,754
- Area
- 2,724,900 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Kazakh, Russian
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)
- Land neighbours
- China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Astana is Kazakhstan’s capital. The city was called Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Kazakhstan
The flag of Kazakhstan has a turquoise field, at the center of which is a gold sun with thirty-two rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle. A thin vertical band displays a national ornamental pattern — koshkar-muiz — in gold near the hoist end.
Where it is
Kazakhstan is grouped in Central Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 5 countries in this atlas: China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. It is landlocked.
Kazakhstan has a recorded area of 2,724,900 square kilometres. Among the 5 countries assigned to Central Asia in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. Turkmenistan is immediately below it, at 488,100 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 20,843,754 people for Kazakhstan in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 8 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Kazakh and Russian. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
Reveal answer
Astana. Astana is Kazakhstan’s capital. The city was called Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Kazakhstan?
Reveal answer
The flag of Kazakhstan has a turquoise field, at the center of which is a gold sun with thirty-two rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle. A thin vertical band displays a national ornamental pattern — koshkar-muiz — in gold near the hoist end.
Which land neighbours of Kazakhstan are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan is landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Kazakhstan?
Reveal answer
Kazakh and Russian. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Kazakhstan.
Which currency codes are listed for Kazakhstan?
Reveal answer
Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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