Kazakhstan
Republic of Kazakhstan · Central Asia
Updated 8 November 2026
Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia with its capital in Astana. Its head of state is Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and its head of government is Olzhas Bektenov. On DiploMaps you can see Kazakhstan on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Astana
- Head of state
- Kassym-Jomart TokayevPresident of Kazakhstan since 2019
- Head of government
- Olzhas BektenovPrime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan (born 1980)
- Foreign minister
- Mukhtar TleuberdiKazakh diplomat and politician, former Foreign Affairs Minister
- Population
- 20.8 million (2025)
- Area
- 2,724,900 km²
- GDP
- $306.2 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Kazakhstani tenge (KZT)
- Official languages
- Kazakh, Russian
- United Nations
- Member since 1992
- Region
- Central Asia · Asia
Kazakhstan and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $147.5 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $211.1 million
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa neededExempted for 30 days Study: Not exempted Treatment: Not exempted Work: Not exempted To apply for a visa: Obtaining a visa for the purpose of treatment, study or work through Kazakhstan diplomatic missions
Memberships
- BRICS
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- OPEC+
- CSTO
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- Eurasian Economic Union
- OSCE
- Organization of Turkic States
- Non-Aligned Movement
- CICA
- Asia Cooperation Dialogue
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)