
Official Name: Republic of Kazakhstan
Established: 1465 (Kazakh Khanate) / 16 December 1991 (Independence USSR)
Population: 19.3 million (2022 estimate)
Religion: Muslim (69%), Christian (17%), Unknown (11%)
Official Languages: Kazakh & Russian
Capital: Astana
Order of Visit: 74
Planned First Visit: 15 May 2023
Planned Last Visit: 17 May 2023
Duration: 3 Days
Must Do: To be discovered!
Cities to be visited: Saty Village, Almaty
Kazakhstan is a transcontinental landlocked country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Kazakhstan is the world’s ninth-largest country by land area and the world’s largest landlocked country.
With a population of 19 million people and an area of 2,724,900 square kilometres, Kazakhstan has one of the lowest population densities in the world, at fewer than 6 people per square kilometre.
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