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6.4 Republic <strong>of</strong> Kazakhstan<br />
Population:<br />
7,322,858 (July 2007 est.)<br />
Ethnic groups: Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, o<strong>the</strong>r 2% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001<br />
census)<br />
Religions: Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, o<strong>the</strong>r 7%<br />
Languages:<br />
Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (<strong>of</strong>ficial, used in everyday business, designated <strong>the</strong> "language<br />
<strong>of</strong> interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)<br />
6.5 Republic <strong>of</strong> Moldova<br />
Population:<br />
4,320,490 (July 2007 est.)<br />
Ethnic groups: Moldovan/Romanian 78.2%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%,<br />
Bulgarian 1.9%, o<strong>the</strong>r 1.3% (2004 census)<br />
Religions: Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and o<strong>the</strong>r 0.5% (2000)<br />
Languages:<br />
Moldovan (<strong>of</strong>ficial, virtually <strong>the</strong> same as <strong>the</strong> Romanian language),<br />
Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)<br />
The Project is under <strong>the</strong> auspices <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Swedish National Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Deaf</strong> (SDR) and <strong>the</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Federation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Deaf</strong> (WFD) <strong>Page</strong> <strong>No</strong> 27<br />
and funded by <strong>the</strong> Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations <strong>of</strong> Disabled Persons<br />
International Aid Association (Shia).