Territory: 2,717,300 sq. km
Population: 16,763,795 heads
Capital city: Astana
Form of government: Republic
Administrative scheme: 14 provinces
Official language: Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95%
Nationalities: Kazakh (Qazaq) 53.4%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 3.7%, Uzbek 2.5%, German 2.4%, Uighur 1.4%, other 6.6%