| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +4 to +6 (3 time zones: Kazakhstan eastern (+4), central (+5), western (+6)) |
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| Daylight savings: | None |
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| Main languages: | Kazakh, Russian |
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| Currency: |
tenge (KZT) €1 = лB0.00, $1 = лB345, £1 = лB459 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .kz | International Dialling Code: 7 |
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For help planning your trip to Kazakhstan including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Kazakhstan trip planning page.
Further information on Kazakhstan
Discover more about Kazakhstan - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 2,717,300 sq km (47,500 sq km under water)
Coastline: 2,964 km (Aral Sea, Caspian Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): China (1,533km), Kyrgyzstan (1,224km), Russia (6,846km), Turkmenistan (379km), Uzbekistan (2,203km)
Climate: Continental climate in arid and semi-arid landscape with bitterly cold winters and very hot summers. Best visited from April to June and September to October.
Highest mountain: Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) (6,995m) - Climb this mountain!
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Kazakhstan from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Not Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Authoritarian regime | 137/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 69/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Very serious situation | 158/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | High corruption | 126/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 149/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Kazakhstan Status: Independent Country
Population: 17,948,816 (rank: 61/196) Density: 6.6 people/sq km (rank: 185/196)
Ethnic groups: Kazakh (Qazaq) 53.4%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 3.7%, Uzbek 2.5%, German 2.4%, Tatar 1.7%, Uygur 1.4%, other 4.9% (1999 census)
Religions: Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
GDP (PPP): $243.6 billion GDP per capita: $14,100 (rank: 74/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.