Kazakhstan

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Kazakhstan

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The majority of modern Kazakhstanis are currently either ethnic Kazakhs (58%) or Russians (27%), with smaller Ukrainian, Uzbek, German, Korean, Uyghur and other minorities (15%). Main religious groupings are Muslim, Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox.

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Kazakhs - Russians - Ukrainian - Uzbek - German - Korean - Uyghur - Muslim - Russian Orthodox - Roman Catholic - Ukrainian Orthodox

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Kazakhstan is a bilingual country: the Kazakh language, spoken by 64.4% of the population, has the status of the "state" language, while Russian is declared the "official" language, and is used routinely in business.

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Kazakh - Russian

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Education is universal and mandatory through the secondary level, and the literacy rate is 98.8%. The 1990s were marked by the emigration of much of the country's Europeans, a process that begun in the 1970s; this was a major factor in giving the autochthonous Kazakhs a majority along with higher Kazakh birthrates and ethnic Kazakh immigration from China, Mongolia and Russia. In the early 21st century, Kazakhstan has become one of the leading nations in international adoptions.

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Literacy - China - Mongolia - Russia - International adoption

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The main ethnic groups in Kazakhstan are: Kazakhs (Qazaq) 58%, Russians 27%, Ukrainians 3.0%, Germans 1.5%, Uzbeks 2.9%, Uyghur 1.6%, other 6.0% (1999). Before 1991, one million Germans lived in Kazakhstan.

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Kazakhs - Qazaq - Russians - Ukrainians - Germans - Uzbeks - Uyghur

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