Where Is Kazakhstan? The Heart of Central Asia

Geographic Position

Kazakhstan is the world's 9th-largest country (2.7 million km²), spanning the heart of Eurasia:

• West: Caspian Sea
• East: Altai Mountains (border with China)
• North: Russia (longest continuous land border on Earth: 7,644 km)
• South: Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
• Southeast: China (1,783 km border)

Capital

Astana (renamed Nur-Sultan 2019–2022, reverted to Astana in 2022).

Significance

Landlocked but resource-rich (oil, gas, uranium, rare earths), Kazakhstan bridges Europe and Asia via the Trans-Caspian and New Silk Road corridors.