Kazakhstan

Sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, and it has a coastline along the Caspian Sea. The capital is Astana, and the country's largest city and principal cultural and economic center is Almaty, which served as the capital until 1997.

Also known as...Republic of Kazakhstan, kz, Qazaqstan, and Republic of Qazaqstan
Asia Politics
Tokayev allies head for landslide in Kazakhstan

Exit polls give Kazakhstan's pro-Tokayev party about 70 percent of the vote.