Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstanat a Glance

LocationCentral Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural River in easternmost Europe

Population15,185,844

Population Growth Rate0.3%

ReligionsMuslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%

LanguagesKazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95%

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  98.4%
male: 99.1%
female:  97.7% (1999 est.)

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