Kazakhstan: Flag and Facts
Kazakhstan's flag is sky blue with a gold sun of 32 rays over a golden steppe eagle in flight, plus a gold ram's horn pattern running down the left side.
- Official name
- Republic of Kazakhstan
- Capital
- Astana
- Region
- Central Asia
- Population
- 20 million (2025)
- Languages
- Kazakh, Russian
- Currency
- Kazakhstani tenge
- Area
- 2,724,900 km² (1,052,089 sq mi)
- People
- Kazakhstani
- Calling code
- +7
- Highest point
- Pik Khan-Tengri 7,010 m note - the northern most 7,000 meter peak in the World
- Independence
- 16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
- National symbols
- golden eagle
- Borders
- China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
About Kazakhstan
Locals call that border koshkar-muiz, meaning ram's horns. Blue stands for unity, sky, and water, and it has religious meaning for Turkic peoples. The sun's rays are shaped like grain to suggest plenty, and the eagle, seen on Kazakh tribal banners for centuries, stands for freedom and power.
Ethnic Kazakhs come from Turkic nomadic tribes that moved into the area in the 15th century. Russia conquered the steppe over the 18th and 19th centuries. The land became a Soviet Republic in 1925. Forced farm collectivization in the early 1930s caused more than a million deaths. Independence arrived on 16 December 1991. Landlocked and nearly four Texases in size, the country's flat steppe stretches from the Volga to the Altai Mountains. Natural resources give it the biggest economy in Central Asia.
Did you know?
- Pik Khan-Tengri, at 7,010 m, is the most northern 7,000 m peak in the world.
- Almaty is the largest city, with about 2 million people in 2023.
- Kazakhstan borders China, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
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Questions about Kazakhstan
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
Astana is the capital, though Almaty is the largest city.
What languages are spoken in Kazakhstan?
Kazakh and Russian are the main languages.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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