Border history · 1991–2023

Kazakhstan borders over time

CShapes records 1 change to the borders of Kazakhstan between 1991 and 2023. It was independent for the whole period. Its territory covers 2,723,025 km².

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Border changes
1
Area today
2,723,025 km²
Status
Independent
December 10, 1997 – presentChoose a period to see its borders. The dashed line is the period before.

Timeline of Kazakhstan's borders

Each period is one border version in CShapes, with its area and the change from the period before.

  1. December 26, 1991 – December 9, 1997

    2,723,025 km²First recorded versionIndependentWorld map in 1992

  2. December 10, 1997 – present

    2,723,025 km²±0 km²IndependentWorld map in 1998

What changed

Independence, transfers between rulers, and border changes recorded for this country.

  1. Kazakhstan becomes an independent state.