The Republic of Kazakhstan

The Republic of Kazakhstan, situated at the heart of Eurasia, appeared on the geopolitical map just 15 years ago. The name Kazakh, which is of Turkic origin, is thought to mean “free man”; an appropriate moniker for a land historically populated by freedom-loving nomads.


For thousands of years, these nomads tended vast cattle herds, pasture lands and the fertile soils of the region’s foothills and river valleys. Both the historic Silk Road and Sable Route, along which expensive furs were transported, passed through the region making Kazakhstan an important cultural, trade and economic bridge between Asia and Europe.