Romanians in Kazakhstan

Romanians in Kazakhstan
Romanian: Românii din Kazahstan
Kazakh: Қазақстан румындары
Total population
594 (additional 19,460 Moldovans)
40,000 to 50,000 (estimate)
Languages
Romanian (native), also Kazakh and Russian
Religion
Predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Romanians (including Moldovans)

The Romanians in Kazakhstan (Romanian: români; Kazakh: Румындар, romanized: Rwmındar) are an ethnic Romanian minority in Kazakhstan. In the 1999 Kazakh census, 594 Romanians and 19,460 Moldovans, which Romanian media has claimed as also being part of the Romanian minority of the country, were registered in Kazakhstan. However, they are estimated to be around 40,000 or even 50,000 people.

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