AstanaAsking the Sky...
20.4M#62
2.7M km²#9
Central Asia
Kazakhstani tenge
$291.5B USD#90
Upper middle income
Landlocked
Kazakh, Russian
HISTORIC TIMELINE
1200Mongol Empire Conquest
The territory of Kazakhstan was subjugated by the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan.
1465Establishment of the Kazakh Khanate
The Kazakh Khanate was established following the disintegration of the Golden Horde.
1700Fragmentation of the Kazakh Khanate
The Kazakh Khanate fragmented into three jüz due to internal divisions.
1860Russian Conquest of Kazakhstan
By the mid-19th century, all of Kazakhstan was nominally under Russian rule.
1917Autonomous Republic Formation
Kazakhstan became an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR following the Russian Revolution.
1936Union Republic Status
Kazakhstan's status was elevated to that of a union republic within the Soviet Union.
1991Independence from the Soviet Union
Kazakhstan declared independence, becoming the last Soviet republic to do so.
2019Nazarbayev's Resignation
Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned after leading Kazakhstan since its independence.