The Republic of Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country and the ninth largest in the world, with an area of 2,724,900 square kilometers. It is a transcontinental country largely located in Asia; the most western parts are located in Europe.

Kazakhstan has an estimated 18.3 million people as of 2018. The capital is Astana, where it was moved in 1997 from Almaty, the country's largest city. Kazakhstan is officially a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage. Kazakhstan shares borders with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea. The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands, steppe, taiga, rock canyons, hills, deltas, snow-capped mountains, and deserts. Given its large land area, its population density is among the lowest, at less than 6 people per square kilometer (15 people per sq mi).

Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil/gas industry. It also has vast mineral resources. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Kazakhstan was worth 159.41 billion US dollars in 2017. The GDP value of Kazakhstan represents 0.26 percent of the world economy. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Kazakhstan averaged 4.94 percent from 1995 until 2018, reaching an all-time high of 14.10 percent in the second quarter of 2001 and a record low of -9.20 percent in the third quarter of 1995