For those seeking to adopt internationally, choices are fewer and fewer with each passing year. Countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Guatemala, Bulgaria, Romania, and Liberia which once approved hundreds and in some cases, thousands, of adoptions per year have closed their doors. China, once the largest adoption program in the world is backed up for years and single women can no longer adopt from China. The choices that remain are few and Kazakhstan stands out amongst those countries that still offer viable options.

Kazakhstan is situated in Central Asia in the eastern most reaches of Europe and borders Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world and was formerly a member of the Soviet Union.

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