Kazakhstan is the largest country in Central Asia. The official name of this place is Republic of Kazakhstan. This country sprawls a large area of Eurasia. It is also the ninth largest country in the world. Russia, The People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are found on the borders of Kazakhstan. It also shares a coastline on the Caspian Sea.
Before gaining independence Kazakhstan was a part of the Soviet Union and was known as Kazakh SSR. Astana is the capital of this country. Kazakh and Russian are the main languages in this country. Nursultan Nazarbayev is the President and Karim Masimov of this country. Now Kazakhstan is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Though it is a very big country its population is not much. But it has a very good adult literacy rate of 99.5 per cent.
Before gaining independence Kazakhstan was a part of the Soviet Union and was known as Kazakh SSR. Astana is the capital of this country. Kazakh and Russian are the main languages in this country. Nursultan Nazarbayev is the President and Karim Masimov of this country. Now Kazakhstan is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Though it is a very big country its population is not much. But it has a very good adult literacy rate of 99.5 per cent.