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'''Christianity in ]''' is the second most practiced religion after ]. About one-third of the population of Kazakhstan identifies as Christian. The majority of Christian citizens are ], including ] and ], who belong to the ]. About 1.5 percent of the population is ethnically ], most of whom follow ] or ]. There are also many ]s, ], ], and ].<ref name=REPORT> U.S. Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan</ref><ref name=SECOND> CIA The World Factbook</ref> |
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'''Christianity in ]''' is the second most practiced religion after ]. About one-third of the population of Kazakhstan identifies as Christian. The majority of Christian citizens are ], including ] and ], who belong to the ]. About 1.5 percent of the population is ethnically ], most of whom follow ] or ]. There are also many ]s, ], ] and ].<ref name=REPORT> U.S. Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan</ref><ref name=SECOND> CIA The World Factbook</ref> ], ], and ] have also registered churches with the government.<ref name=REPORT/> |
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There are more Protestant congregations, 93 "nontraditional" Protestant Christian churches registered with the ] from 2006 to 2007. There are 83 Roman Catholic churches in Kazakhstan.<ref name=REPORT> U.S. Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan</ref> According to a 2009 national census 26% of Kazakhstan's population is ].<ref name= "2009 Census">{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.kz/news/Pages/n2_12_11_10.aspx|title=Итоги национальной переписи населения 2009 года (Summary of the 2009 national census)|language=Russian|publisher=Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan|accessdate=15 November 2010}}</ref> |
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There are more Protestant congregations, 93 "nontraditional" Protestant Christian churches registered with the ] from 2006 to 2007. There are 83 Roman Catholic churches in Kazakhstan.<ref name=REPORT> U.S. Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan</ref> According to a 2009 national census 26% of Kazakhstan's population is ].<ref name= "2009 Census">{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.kz/news/Pages/n2_12_11_10.aspx|title=Итоги национальной переписи населения 2009 года (Summary of the 2009 national census)|language=Russian|publisher=Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan|accessdate=15 November 2010}}</ref> There are two Baptist organizations in Kazakhstan; the Council of Churches of Evangelical Christians and Baptists, with 1,000 members,{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} and the ], with 10,000 members.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} 198 churches affiliated with the Baptist Union registered with the government.<ref name="REPORT"/> |
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There are two Baptist organizations in Kazakhstan; the Council of Churches of Evangelical Christians and Baptists, with 1,000 members,{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} and the ], with 10,000 members.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} 198 churches affiliated with the Baptist Union registered with the government.<ref name="REPORT"/> |
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==Demographics== |
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==Demographics== |
There are more Protestant congregations, 93 "nontraditional" Protestant Christian churches registered with the Kazakh government from 2006 to 2007. There are 83 Roman Catholic churches in Kazakhstan. According to a 2009 national census 26% of Kazakhstan's population is Christian. There are two Baptist organizations in Kazakhstan; the Council of Churches of Evangelical Christians and Baptists, with 1,000 members, and the Baptist Union of Kazakhstan, with 10,000 members. 198 churches affiliated with the Baptist Union registered with the government.
According to the 2009 Census, there were 4,214,232 Christians in Kazakhstan. Their ethnic affiliation is as follows:
