Kazakhstan

Capital city — Astana

Country population
18,276,499
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Constitutional Republic (Presidential)
Human Development Index
0.817
(50/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
5
i
2017
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Total number of prisoners
29,403
i
01/03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
157
i
03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
62 %
i
08/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
82
i
2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2013
Female prisoners
7.1 %
i
03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0.2 %
i
02/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Untried prisoners
19.7 %
i
03/2020
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2007
for common law cr…
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PdM

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Introduction

Country population

18,276,499

i

2018

Type of government

Constitutional Republic (Presidential)

Human Development Index

0.817

(50/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

5

i

2017

/ UNDP, Human Development Report