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{{ | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Kazakhstan|native_name=Қазақстан Республикасы<br>Республика Казахстан|image_flag=Flag of Kazakhstan.svg|image_coat=Emblem of Kazakhstan.svg|capital=Astana|largest_city=Almaty|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev]]|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name2=[[Älihan Smaiylov]]|image_map=Kazakhstan map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Kazakh<br>Russian|area_km2=2,724,900|population_estimate=19,398,331|population_estimate_year=2022}} | ||
'''Kazakhstan''', officially, the '''Republic of Kazakhstan''', is a country located mainly in Central Asia. | '''Kazakhstan''', officially, the '''Republic of Kazakhstan''', is a country located mainly in [[Central Asia]]. Following the [[Russian revolution of 1917|1917 Russian Revolution]], it was made into the [[Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)|Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]]. After the 1991 [[Overthrow of the Soviet Union|fall of the Soviet Union]], it was the last of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] states to declare independence. | ||
In 2022, [[2022 Kazakhstan protests|protests]] rapidly overwhelmed the Kazakh government, but [[Russian Federation|Russian]] forces restored stability.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=|title=Kazakh president's home ablaze as protests escalate, police clash with demonstrators|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-06/kazakh-presidents-home-ablaze-as-protests-escalate/100740790|newspaper=ABC|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 21 December 2022
| Republic of Kazakhstan Қазақстан Республикасы Республика Казахстан | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Capital | Astana |
| Largest city | Almaty |
| Official languages | Kazakh Russian |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
• President | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev |
• Prime Minister | Älihan Smaiylov |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 19,398,331 |
Kazakhstan, officially, the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country located mainly in Central Asia. Following the 1917 Russian Revolution, it was made into the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. After the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, it was the last of the Soviet states to declare independence.
In 2022, protests rapidly overwhelmed the Kazakh government, but Russian forces restored stability.[1]