<item><hi format=bold>Ethnic divisions:</hi> Kazakh (Qazaq) 41.9%, Russian 37%, Ukrainian 5.2%, German 4.7%, Uzbek 2.1%, Tatar 2%, other 7.1% (1991 official data)
<item><hi format=bold>Religions:</hi> Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
<item><hi format=bold>Languages:</hi> Kazakh (Qazaqz) official language spoken by over 40% of population, Russian (language of interethnic communication) spoken by two-thirds of population and used in everyday business
<item><hi format=bold>Literacy:</hi> age 9-49 can read and write (1970)