Kazakhstan

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Official Name
Republic of Kazakhstan
Population Full

18,551,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Kazakh, Russian
Literacy Rate
100% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (2016), CSICH (2011), ICCPR (2006), UNCRPD (2015), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, Sebeok 1963
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Kazakhstan is 15. All are living languages. Of these, 4 are indigenous and 11 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 9 are developing, 2 are in trouble, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 32 unestablished languages.