Flag of Kazakhstan

🎨 What the flag means

Kazakhstan's flag is turquoise with a golden sun, a soaring golden steppe eagle, and a golden pattern shaped like ram's horns on the left. The blue stands for the endless sky and for unity. The sun stands for life and plenty, and the eagle for freedom, strength and flying towards the future.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

20.1 million (2024)

🏙️ Capital

Astana1.2 million people (2022)

🗣️ Main language

RussianAlso official: Kazakh

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Kazakhstan is the largest country in the world without a coastline on the open ocean.
2. Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space, blasted off from Baikonur in Kazakhstan in 1961.
3. Scientists believe people first tamed horses on the wide grassy steppes of Kazakhstan.