Kazakhstan (formerly Kazakh SSR)
| Area | 1,048,300 sq. mi |
| Population | 17,538,000 |
| Capital | Alma-Ata, 1,288,200 |
| Largest cities | Karaganda, 608,600; Chimkent, 393,000; Semipalatinsk, 334,000; Ust-Kamenogorsk, 324,000; Aktyubinsk, 253,000; Temiratau, 212,000 |
| Proclamed year of independence | December 1991 |
Kazakhstan on the map
Ethnic Groups Composition
| NAME | THOUSANDS | % |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhs | 7,535.0 | 42.9 |
| Russians | 6,472.0 | 37.0 |
| Germans | 958.0 | 5.4 |
| Ukrainians | 896.0 | 5.1 |
| Uzbeks | 332.0 | 1.9 |
| Tatars | 328.0 | 1.9 |
| Uigurs | 185.0 | 1.1 |
| Belorussians | 183.0 | 1.1 |
| Koreans | 103.0 | 0.6 |
| Azerbaijans | 90.0 | 0.5 |
| Poles | 60.0 | 0.4 |
| Turks | 50.0 | 0.3 |
| Greeks | 47.0 | 0.3 |
| Bashkirs | 42.0 | 0.3 |
| Moldavians | 33.0 | 0.2 |
| Dungans | 30.0 | 0.2 |
| Mordvins | 30.0 | 0.2 |
| Tajiks | 26.0 | 0.2 |
| Curds | 25.0 | 0.2 |
| Chuvash | 22.0 | 0.1 |
| Inguish | 20.0 | 0.1 |
| Armenians | 19.0 | 0.1 |
| Udmurts | 18.0 | 0.2 |
| Jews | 18.0 | 0.1 |
| Other groups | 16.0 | 0.1 |
| Total | 17,538.0 | 100.0 |
*Population estimates for 1994
Ethnic Composition Chart
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