Kazakhstan is divided into 14 oblystar (singular - oblysy) (capitals in parentheses, unless the same as oblysy name):

• Almaty Oblysy (Taldykorgan)
• Aqmola (Kokshetau)
• Aqtöbe
• Atyrau
• Batys Qazaqstan (Oral)
• Mangghystau (Aqtau)
• Ongtustik Qazaqstan (Shymkent)
• Pavlodar
• Qaraghandy
• Qostanay
• Qyzylorda
• Shyghys Qazaqstan (Öskemen)
• Soltustik Qazaqstan (Petropavlovsk)
• Zhambyl (Taraz)

note: in 1995 the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Bayqongyr (Baykonur) space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (formerly Leninsk).

Additionally, there are 3 cities (qala, singular - qalasy):

• Almaty
• Astana
• Bayqongyr