is the biggest  Central Asian country and former Soviet republic, extends from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mountains at its eastern border with China and Russia. Its largest metropolis, Almaty, is a long-standing trading hub whose landmarks include Ascension Cathedral, a tsarist-era Russian Orthodox church, and the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan.  Todays Kazakhstan is the most dynamic country in Central Asia and one of the world’s fast growing economy.
Capital: Astana

Population: 17.04 million 

Location: Central Asia

Currency: Tenge

National anthem: Meniñ Qazaqstanım

President: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Official languages: Kazakh, Russian

Main religions: Islam, Christianity