Kazakhstan Country Code +7

Climate:

Continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid

Terrain:

Vast flat steppe extending from the Volga in the west to the Altai Mountains in the east and from the plains of western Siberia in the north to oases and deserts of Central Asia in the south

Natural resources:

Major deposits of petroleum, Natural gas, Coal, Iron ore, Manganese, Chrome ore, Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc

Land borders:

China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Land use:

agricultural 79.4% (arable 11%), forest 1.3% (2023)

Sources: CIA World Factbook (data as of September 2026); area: World Bank 2023.

Currency:

Tenge (KZT)

GDP by sector:

Agriculture 4%, Industry 32%, Services 58% (2025)

Top exports:

Mineral fuels and oil (55%), Inorganic chemicals (6%), Ores (6%), Copper (5%), Iron and steel (5%)

Top imports:

Machinery and computers (17%), Vehicles and parts (11%), Electrical equipment and electronics (10%), Mineral fuels and oil (4%), Pharmaceuticals (4%)

Main export markets:

Italy (20%), China (19%), Russian Federation (10%), Netherlands (8%), Türkiye (5%)

Main suppliers:

Russian Federation (30%), China (29%), Germany (5%), Rep. of Korea (3%), USA (3%)

Sources: World Bank (GDP, growth, inflation, ILO-modeled unemployment, sectors), UNDP Human Development Report 2025, UN Comtrade (goods trade 2025, shares of the total by value), ISO 4217. Years in brackets are the latest available.