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Country Snapshot | Central Asia
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Republic of Kazakhstan

Date of Independence: 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Date of Admission to the United Nations: 2 March 1992

Geographical Size: 2.724.900 sq km

Population: 19,091, 949 (July 2020 est.)

Ethnic Make-up:

 Kazakh (Qazaq) 68%

 Russian 19.3%

 Uzbek 3.2%

 Ukrainian 1.5%

 Uighur 1.5%

 Tatar 1.1%

 German 1%

 Others 4.4%

Religious Mix:

 Muslims 70.2%

 Christians 26.2%

 Others 0.2%

 Atheists 2.8%

 Unspecified 0.5%

Form of Government:…

Cite this page
“Country Snapshot | Central Asia”, in: Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia Online, General Editor: Seokwoo Lee. Consulted online on 23 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2772-8161_EPIL_COM_3025>
First published online: 2021
First print edition: 20210922



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