Republic of Kazakhstan

  • Қазақстан Республикасы  (Kazakh)
    Qazaqstan Respýblıkasy
  • Республика Казахстан  (Russian)
    Respublika Kazakhstan
CapitalAstana
51°10′N 71°26′E / 51.167°N 71.433°E / 51.167; 71.433
Largest cityAlmaty
Official languages
  • Kazakh (official state language)
  • Russian (used as official)
Official script(s)Kazakh Latin alphabet, Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet (until 2025)
Ethnic groups
(2016)
  • 66.48% Kazakh
  • 20.61% Russian
  • 12.91% others
Demonym(s)Kazakhstani
GovernmentUnitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Nursultan Nazarbayev
• Prime Minister
Bakhytzhan Sagintayev
LegislatureParliament
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
Mazhilis