What is the second largest ethnic group in Central Asia?
A: The second largest ethnic group in Central Asia is Russian. However, the second largest ethnic group is also Kazakh?
Uzbekistan has the largest population, though.
Only one of these can be the second largest. Which is it?
My textbook states that the second largest group is Russian and Kazakh, as each of these ethnic groups occupy 15% of the region.
*the second largest ethnic group
Ok. Thanks for the clarification.
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To determine the accurate answer, we can refer to data and sources that provide information on the demographic composition of Central Asia. One of the reliable sources is the CIA World Factbook.
According to the CIA World Factbook, the largest ethnic group in Central Asia is Uzbek, which comprises around 45% of the population. The second largest ethnic group is indeed Russian, making up roughly 8% of the population. It is worth noting that Kazakhstan, which is part of Central Asia, has a significant ethnic Kazakh majority, with Russians forming the second largest ethnic group within Kazakhstan itself.
Therefore, to provide a more comprehensive answer, while Russian is the second largest ethnic group in Central Asia overall, if we specifically consider the country of Kazakhstan, Kazakhs would be the second largest ethnic group after Uzbeks in that specific context.