Astana is the capital city and business center of Kazakhstan and Central Asia. It has experienced rapid population and economic growth since becoming the capital in 1997, with its population tripling and GDP increasing over 100 times. Astana hosts many important international forums and summits on topics like security, religion, and economics. It has also become a transportation hub with direct flights from 34 international cities.

1. ASTANA is the capital of Kazakhstan
and business center of Central Asia.
POPULATION GROWTH
HIGH EMPLOYMENT
(thousand people)
814,400
300,500
602,700
LOW
UNEMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYED
AVERAGE WAGES
(monthly, USD)
$25,6
of public and foreign
investment since 1997
Direct flights from
34 international cities.
ASTANA IS A VENUE OF IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL FORUMS AND SUMMITS:
Astana Economic Forum,
the “Asian Davos”
Congress of Leaders
of World and Traditional
Religions summit
Organisation for Security
and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE) summit
Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) summit
Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC) summit
Asia Development Bank
annual meeting
Astana Expo 2017, "Future Energy",
the world's fair will be centered around
the promotion of sustainable energy
sources and green technologies
billion USD increase in Astana’s
gross regional product
since 1997
105 X
THE NUMBER OF SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES
Industrial
production is
$1.4
billion USD
2005 2008 2010 2013
55 43532 27821 214 35 081
$834.13
July 6 is Astana Day
Astana has experienced tremendous growth and prosperity since
becoming Kazakhstan’s capital city in 1997.
1997
2007
2013