Kazakhstan

Key facts

How Kazakhstan ranks

• 9th largest country in the world by area.
• 9th highest peak of any country, at 6,995 m.

Every ranking is computed from the facts above — see the full record tables.

Which countries border Kazakhstan?5

• China
• Kyrgyzstan
• Russia
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Kazakhstan is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 46 clues from the pool that are true of Kazakhstan, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Has Russian as an official language1 of 4
• Has a Caspian Sea shoreline1 of 5
• Its name ends with “-stan”1 of 7
• Has an area larger than 2,000,000 km²1 of 12
• Its flag features an animal or a bird1 of 13
• Borders China1 of 14
• Borders Russia1 of 14
• Has fewer than 10 people per km²1 of 14
• Its name contains the letter “Z”1 of 15
• Borders a country whose flag shares no colour with its own1 of 16
• Its capital city's name begins with “A”1 of 16
• Its flag features a sun1 of 16
• Borders a country in a different region1 of 21
• Has a peak higher than 5,000 m1 of 27
• Is larger than Egypt1 of 28
• Lies further north than mainland France1 of 28
• Has a higher peak than anywhere in France1 of 29
• Has an area larger than 1,000,000 km²1 of 29
• Borders a country whose name begins with the same letter1 of 30
• Has land below sea level1 of 33
• Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
• Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
• Reaches further north than 45°N1 of 39
• Is larger than France1 of 41
• Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
• Its flag contains no red1 of 43
• Is landlocked1 of 44
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Has a higher peak than anywhere in Japan1 of 46
• Borders a country spanning more time zones than it does1 of 48
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Has an area larger than 500,000 km²1 of 51
• Stretches more than 10 degrees of latitude1 of 52
• Lies further north than Japan1 of 58
• Is larger than Japan1 of 60
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Borders a country of more than 100 million people1 of 66
• Lies further north than Egypt1 of 76
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Borders a landlocked country1 of 88
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Drives on the right1 of 141

Common questions about Kazakhstan

Which countries border Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan shares a land border with 5 countries: China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

What is the capital of Kazakhstan?

The capital of Kazakhstan is Astana, which is not its largest city.

Is Kazakhstan landlocked?

Yes. Kazakhstan is landlocked, with no coastline on any ocean or sea.

What language is spoken in Kazakhstan?

Kazakhstan has 2 official languages: Kazakh and Russian.