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| LOCATION: |
Asia |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch. |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business) 95%.
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| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%.
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| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Kazakh (Qazaq) 53.4%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 3.7%, Uzbek 2.5%, German 2.4%, Tatar 1.7%, Uygur 1.4%, other 4.9%. |
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