";s:4:"text";s:3748:" Most of the territory of the republic is inhabited several times less or more densely.The population of Kazakhstan has reached the number of 17,948,000 people, according to the data for 01 July 2014. It is bounded on the north by Russia, on the east by China, on the south by Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea, and Turkmenistan, and on the southwest by the Caspian Sea. The curving designs of the wall hangings are patterned after goat horns which symbolize the primary source of wealth of the nomadic herder. Men and women make up 48.3% and 51.7% of the population, respectively.Popular sports in Kazakhstan include football, basketball, ice hockey, bandy, and boxing.Since 2002, Kazakhstan has sought to manage strong inflows of foreign currency without sparking inflation. Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country largely located in Central Asia with the most western parts of it being located in Eastern Europe. The program helped create 120,000 jobs and attracted 32.8 billion tenge (US$80.7 million) of investment into the country.Tourism is a rapidly growing industry in Kazakhstan and it is joining the international tourism networking. There are many theories on the origin of the word Kazakh or Qazaq.
The indigenous population of Kazakhstan are Kazakhs, which draw up 63,1% of the general population of the country. The Kazakhs (also spelled Kazaks, Qazaqs; Kazakh: Қазақтар [qɑzɑqtɑ́r]; the English name is transliterated from Russian) are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia (largely Kazakhstan, but also found in parts of Uzbekistan, China, Russia, and Mongolia). The Republic of Kazakhstan is a typical multiethnic country, where, besides Kazakhs, represented other ethnic groups, which preserve their linguistic, historical and cultural values. As of 2018, ethnic Kazakhs are 67.5% of the population and ethnic Russians in Kazakhstan are 19.8%. It is the world's largest landlocked country, and the ninth-largest country in the world, with an area of 2,724,900 square kilometres (1,052,100 sq mi). Islam is the largest religion in Kazakhstan, followed by Russian Orthodox Christianity.By tradition the Kazakhs are Sunni Muslims, and the Russians are Russian Orthodox. The Republic of Kazakhstan is a typical multiethnic country, where, besides Kazakhs, represented other ethnic groups, which preserve their linguistic, historical and cultural values. TRI is functioning as a link between three regions: South Asia, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. I think they look Kyrgyz the most. However, Kazakhstan is a very multicultural country.
The Kazakhs likely began using that name during the 15th century.
The name "Kazakh" comes from the ancient Turkic word qaz, "to wander", reflecting the Kazakhs' nomadic culture. By 1917, the Arabic script was reintroduced, even in schools and local government. The Uzbeks (Uzbek: Oʻzbek, Ўзбек, اوزبک , plural: Oʻzbeklar, Ўзбеклар, اوزبکلر ) are a Turkic ethnic group native to wider Central Asia, being the largest Turkic ethnic group in the area.They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan but are also found as a minority group in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia and China.