Kazakhs speak a Turkic language. Russian is an official language, functions widely alongside Kazakh, which is the state language. Russian is the most widely understood language in the country. The Kazakhstani tenge symbol is ₸. The KZT has 100 smaller components called tiyn.

The Kazakhs are a nominally Muslim people. Kazakhstan possesses abundant natural resources. Its major exports include agricultural products, raw materials, chemical products, and manufactured goods. The country produces cereal crops, potatoes, vegetables, melons and other fruits, sugar beets, and rice, as well as fodder and industrial crops.

Kazakhstan is celebrated as the birthplace of apples. These ancient apple trees, particularly in the Almaty region, are believed to be the ancestors of many modern apple varieties. The country’s unique climate and soil conditions have historically provided an ideal environment for the growth and evolution of these fruits.

The Baikonur Cosmodrome, the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility, is located in Kazakhstan. Established in 1955, Baikonur was the launch site for numerous historic space missions, including Yuri Gagarin’s journey into space in 1961, making him the first human to orbit the Earth.