Kazakhstan

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Countries

Since 1924

Years

(REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN)

(WIPO code: KZ)

(last revised June 2025)

by Bureau PLIS, Almaty – Mr. Alexey Lyajin, Patent Attorney and KATZAROV SA, Geneva, Switzerland

General Information

Area

2,724,900 sq. km.

Population

20,286,084 (estimated January 2025).

Capital

Astana (official administrative capital) with about 1.544 million inhabitants (2025); Almaty, the biggest city with about 2.211 million inhabitants, is the industrial and cultural center (2025).

Currency

Tenge (with an unstable rate).

Official Language

Kazakh and Russian (for international communication).

General Remarks

Kazakhstan used to be a part of the former Soviet Union. The Republic declared its independence on December 16, 1991. The State Patent Office of Kazakhstan was established on June 23, 1992.

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