Flag of Kazakhstan Card

This design features the national flag of Kazakhstan (officially known as the Republic of Kazakhstan), which is a transcontinental country mainly located in Central Asia with a smaller portion west of the Ural in Eastern Europe. Kazakhstan shares borders with Russia in the north, China in the east, and Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in the south; it also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea in the southwest. Kazakhstan is also very close to Mongolia, although the two countries do not share a border. It is the largest landlocked country in the world. The capital of Kazakhstan is Nur-Sultan, which was formerly known as Astana. The largest city in Kazakhstan is Almaty. Other major cities in Kazakhstan are Shymkent, Karaganda, Aktobe, Taraz, Pavlodar, Oskemen, Semey and Atyrau.