Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country in northern Central Asia[1][2] and Eastern Europe.
[1][3] Kazakhstan is the dominant nation of Central Asia economically, generating 60% of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil/gas industry.
The current President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has been leader of the country since then, and is characterised as authoritarian, with a government history of human rights abuses and suppression of political opposition.
[4] Kazakhstan has worked to develop its economy, especially its dominant hydrocarbon industry.
This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country.