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Location:
Central Asia, northwest of China
Population:
16,733,227 (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
Kazakh (Qazaq) 46%, Russian 34.7%, Ukrainian 4.9%, German 3.1%, Uzbek 2.3%, Tatar 1.9%, other 7.1% (1996)
Religions:
Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
Languages:
Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 40%, Russian (official, used in everyday business) 66%
Area:
total: 2,717,300 sq km
land: 2,669,800 sq km
water: 47,500 sq km
Natural resources:
major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium
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