Due to its size, Kazakhstan is one of those countries that do not go unnoticed on any map of the world, and travel through it has always been and will remain popular for tourists from different countries. Here are some interesting facts about Kazakhstan.
Ninth largest country in the world
With an area of almost 3 million km, Kazakhstan is the 9th largest country in the world. Above it on this list are such giants as Russia, Canada, the USA, China or Brazil. In terms of population, the reality is that Kazakhstan does not occupy a leading position in the ranking, since only 18 million people live in this huge space. It is not surprising that the predominant landscape in Kazakhstan is steppe, characterized by harsh weather conditions.
The capital ranks second in the world for cold temperatures
Another rating in which Kazakhstan occupies a leading position is related to temperature. Nursultan, located in the northeast of the country, is the second coldest capital in the world. Winters in this city are very harsh - temperatures sometimes drop to -35C. If anyone is interested in the coldest capital in the world, then you don’t need to look far: Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, which is located very close to Kazakhstan, has temperatures down to -40C.
Nursultan is a city that until last summer was called Astana
It's no secret that the capital of Kazakhstan, Nursultan, is undergoing an impressive renovation, as evidenced by dozens of skyscrapers, luxury hotels and, above all, the Baiterek Tower, the undisputed symbol of the city. It is curious that relatively recently the capital was called Astana, but it was decided to change its name in honor of the former president, who was in power from the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union until 2019.
The official language is Kazakh, but the most common language is Russian
Kazakhstan was under the yoke of the Soviet Union from the 1920s until independence in 1991. As in other countries that were part of the USSR, Russian was the predominant language. However, over time, in most of them Russian has become the national language, but in Kazakhstan everything is somewhat different - there Kazakh is the national language. At the same time, many residents of this country admit that they cannot speak Kazakh fluently.
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