Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is a state in Kazakh steppe and Semirechye (Central and North Asia) that has existed since 1991 CE. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).
Independent in December 1991 under Nursultan Nazarbayev, who ruled until 2019 and moved the capital to Astana. Oil from the Caspian made it the largest economy in Central Asia.
See Kazakhstan on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1991 CE to the present
- Duration
- 34 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, Central and North Asia
- Language family
- Turkic
- Capital
- Almaty, Astana from 1997
Came from
Events in Central and North Asia during its time
- Central Asian republics become independent
Neighbours in Central and North Asia
- Soviet Union
- Mongolian People's Republic
- Russian Federation
- Uzbekistan
- Mongolia
- Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic
- Xinjiang under the People's Republic
- Kazakh SSR
- Kirghiz SSR
- Uzbek SSR
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Indonesia
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
- Soviet Union
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
Questions
When did Kazakhstan exist?
1991 CE to the present, about 34 years.
Where was Kazakhstan?
Kazakh steppe and Semirechye, in Central and North Asia. Its capital was Almaty, Astana from 1997.
What language did Kazakhstan speak?
Turkic. This family includes Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar.
What came before Kazakhstan?
Soviet Union and Kazakh SSR.