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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country situated primarily in Central Asia, with a portion of its territory extending into Eastern Europe.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 23/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.1 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 3.0
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 16 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 8 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 2 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Astana
- Population
- 20,426,568 inh.
- Area
- 2,724,900 km²
- Currency
- KZT
- Regime
- presidential system
Executive in office
Head of State
Kassym-Jomart Tokaïev
Head of Government
Oljas Bektenov
Government in office 4 members
ministre de la Défense
Aidos Myrzahmetov
Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources
Erlan Nysanbaev
Minister of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ersaiyn Nağaspaev
Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population
Asqarbek Ertaev
Parliament
Mäjılıs
107 seats
Inception 1996
Sénat
47 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
306 G$
GDP / capita
14,692 $
Growth
6.5 %
Inflation
11.4 %
Unemployment
4.8 %
Debt / GDP
20.9 %
Defense / GDP
0.4 %
Life expectancy
74.5 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.26/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
23/100
Corruption (CPI)
38/100
Press freedom (RSF)
34/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#75
Annual budget
1.3 Md$
Defense effort
0.4 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Uranium 43 % 2024
- #2 Chrome 16 % 2024
- #4 Manganèse 5 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
79 Md$
Imports
60 Md$
Balance
19 Md$
Top exports
- 53.0% Pétrole brut 42 Md$
- 5.0% Cuivre 4 Md$
- 4.0% Uranium 3 Md$
Top imports
- 11.0% Machines + ordinateurs 7 Md$
- 8.0% Voitures + pièces 5 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
24%
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GBR
26%
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FRA
30%
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DEU
30%
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RUS
71%
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CHN
80%
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IND
64%
Abstention: 33%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2026-08-23
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2026-03-15
Yes 89.9%, no 10.1% · turnout 73.1%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.837/1
Gini
29.2
Refugees hosted
4,377
Refugees originating
4,144
National anthem
Meniñ Qazaqstanım
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- OSCE
- SCO
- CSTO
- EAEU
- CIS
- Organization of Turkic States
- OIC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 7,638 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 7,081, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2021 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)