Bruce Privratsky

Islam is the largest religion practiced in Kazakhstan, with 69.3% of the country's population being Muslim according to the 2021 census. Ethnic Kazakhs are predominantly non-denominational and Sunni Muslims of the Hanafi school. Geographically, Kazakhstan is the northernmost Muslim-majority country in the world, and the largest in terms of land area. Kazakhs make up over half of the total population, and other ethnic groups of Muslim background include Uzbeks, Uyghurs and Tatars. According to th…