Kazakhstan (. Kaz Kazakhstan Sound [qɑzɑqstɑn] [11]), officially as the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK commonly used abbreviation) - a state located in the center of Eurasia, most of which belongs to Asia, and smaller - to Europe. Population - 17,733,198 people [5]. The territory of Kazakhstan, defined by its Constitution, is 2,724,902 km². Ranked ninth in the world in terms of territory, the forty-second - in terms of GDP PPP and sixty-fourth - largest population.
The capital - Astana. The state language - Kazakh.
Located between the Caspian Sea, the Lower Volga region, the Urals, Siberia, China and Central Asia.