- Despite being the world’s largest land-locked country, Kazakhstan maintains a small navy
- Kazakhstan is one of the most diverse nations with 131 ethnicities represented
- The national drink of Kazakhstan is fermented horse’s milk
- The apple originally came from Kazakhstan where it was called “alma”
- Kazakhstan was the first former Soviet republic to repay all debt to the IMF, 7 years before it was due
- Most water and gas pipes are above ground in Kazakhstan for easier repair
- Astana, the purpose-built capital of Kazakhstan, was a barren steppe before 1997 and today boasts a space-age skyline
