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Kazakhstan

Location
Location Description

Central Asia, northwest of China, south of Russia

Continent
Asia
Independent
Yes
Flag
Flag Description

The flag of this country 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.

Capital
Astana
Languages
Kazakh, Russian
Currency
(tenge)
Size
1,052,090 sq mi (2,724,900 sq km) — 10th largest
Total Population
20,426,568 people — 63rd largest
Population Density
19.4 people per sq mi (7.5 people per sq km) — 226th largest
Fun Fact
Home of the launch site of the first manned spaceflight (performed in 1961)

Country Location

Central Asia, northwest of China, south of Russia

Country Flag

The flag of this country 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.