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Kazakhstan

(REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN)
(WIPO code: KZ)
(last revised September 2026)
by Bureau PLIS, Almaty – Mr. Alexey Lyajin, Patent Attorney and KATZAROV SA, Geneva, Switzerland

Area

2,724,900 sq. km.

Population

21,083,626 (estimated January 2026).

Capital

Astana (official administrative capital) with about 1.557 million inhabitants (2026); Almaty, the biggest city with about 2.185 million inhabitants, is the industrial and cultural center (2026).

Currency

Tenge (with an unstable rate).

Official Language

Kazakh and Russian (for international communication).

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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