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Kazakhstan’s Growing Culture of Extremism

Kazakhstan and China share a border over 1,500 kilometers long.  Kazakhstan’s major ethnic groups areKazakh (63.1%) and Russian (23.7%). Uighur people are 1.4% of the population.  The main religions of Kazakhstan are Muslim (47%) and Russian Orthodox (44%). The People’s Republic of China and Kazakhstan formed diplomatic relations on January 3, 1992. Since that time, [...]