Asia · Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi · Photo: Yuriy75 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Capital
- Astana
- Currency
- KZT
- Kazakhstani Tenge
- Local time
- Kazakhstan TimeUTC+05:00
- Calling code
- +7
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and F
Facts
Kazakhstan in figures
- Capital
- Astana
- Currency
- Kazakhstani Tenge KZTToday's indicative rate: KZT 100 ≈ USD 0.221Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Languages
- Official: Russian and KazakhSpoken: Kazakh and Russian
- Time zones
- Kazakhstan TimeUTC+05:00
- Calling code
- +7
- Driving
- On the right
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 101fire102police103ambulance112general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Population
- 20,843,754 (2025, World Bank)
- Area
- 2,717,300 km²
- Internet domain
- .kz
- Land borders
- ChinaKyrgyzstanRussiaTurkmenistanUzbekistan
When to go
Climate across Kazakhstan
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astana | -13° | -10° | -1° | 12° | 21° | 26° | 27° | 26° | 18° | 9° | -2° | -10° |
| Almaty | 4° | 7° | 14° | 20° | 26° | 31° | 34° | 33° | 27° | 19° | 11° | 4° |
| Karaganda | -12° | -9° | 0° | 12° | 21° | 25° | 26° | 25° | 18° | 9° | -2° | -10° |
| Shymkent | 3° | 6° | 14° | 20° | 27° | 34° | 37° | 36° | 29° | 20° | 11° | 4° |
| Baikonur | -6° | -2° | 9° | 19° | 28° | 34° | 36° | 34° | 26° | 15° | 5° | -3° |
| Aktobe | -11° | -8° | 0° | 12° | 22° | 27° | 30° | 29° | 20° | 10° | -1° | -8° |
| Atyrau | -4° | -3° | 6° | 15° | 25° | 30° | 33° | 32° | 24° | 14° | 5° | -1° |
| Aktau | 4° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 22° | 28° | 31° | 30° | 25° | 17° | 10° | 5° |
| Pavlodar | -14° | -11° | -1° | 13° | 22° | 27° | 28° | 26° | 18° | 8° | -2° | -11° |
| Oral | -9° | -7° | 2° | 14° | 24° | 28° | 31° | 30° | 22° | 12° | 2° | -6° |
| Cities good for going, of 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).
On the map
Where Kazakhstan is
The dashed box is the extent of the country's main landmass, from Natural Earth; outlying islands fall outside it. The dots are the cities with pages of their own.
Land borders
Cities
Cities in Kazakhstan
- AstanaCapital1,544,142
- Almaty1,977,011
- Shymkent1,200,000
- Aktobe500,757
- Karaganda497,777
- TarazZhambyl358,153
- Kyzylorda354,800
- OralWest Kazakhstan330,000
- PavlodarPavlodar Region329,002
- Ust-KamenogorskEast Kazakhstan319,067
- AtyrauAtyrau Oblisi290,700
- AktauMangystau147,443
- Baikonur70,000
Smaller places with an airport · 8
Airports
Airports in Kazakhstan
Large airports
- ALAAlmaty International AirportAlmaty
- NQZNursultan Nazarbayev International AirportAstana
- CITShymkent International AirportShymkent
- AKXAktobe International AirportAktobe
- KGFSary-Arka AirportKaraganda
- DMBTaraz International AirportTaraz
- KZOKorkyt Ata International AirportKyzylorda
- URAManshuk Mametova International AirportOral
- PWQPavlodar International AirportPavlodar
- UKKOskemen International AirportUst-Kamenogorsk
- PLXSemei International AirportSemey
- GUWAtyrau International AirportAtyrau
- HSAHazrat Sultan International AirportTurkistan
- KSNKostanay International AirportKostanay
- PPKPetropavl International AirportPetropavl
- KOVKokshetau International AirportKokshetau
- SCOAktau International AirportAktau
- DZNZhezkazgan National AirportZhezqazghan
- BXYBaikonur Krayniy International AirportBaikonur
Medium airports · 2
Photographs
Kazakhstan in pictures
AstanaPhoto: Денис Гришкин · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AlmatyPhoto: Marat Rysbekov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Visas and entry
Visas and entry
Entry rules depend on your passport and change often, so this page does not state them. Check the destination government's official immigration website, or ask our visa desk to check your case for you.
Plan it
Plan a trip to Kazakhstan
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