Statistics for Turkic Ethnic Groups

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Answer	Population	Religion	Country or Region	% Correct
Azerbaijanis	31,300,000	Shia Islam	Azerbaijan	99%
Uzbeks	30,700,000	Sunni Islam	Uzbekistan	98%
Kazakhs	15,100,000	Sunni Islam	Kazakhstan	97%
Turkish	75,700,000	Sunni Islam	Turkey	97%
Turkmen	8,000,000	Sunni Islam	Turkmenistan	97%
Kyrgyz	6,000,000	Sunni Islam	Kyrgyzstan	93%
Uyghurs	11,900,000	Sunni Islam	China (Xinjiang)	90%
Tatars	6,200,000	Sunni Islam	Russia (Tatarstan)	81%
Chuvashes	1,500,000	Eastern Orthodox	Russia (Chuvashia)	76%
Tuvans	273,000	Buddhism	Russia (Tuva)	67%
Crimean Tatars	500,000	Sunni Islam	Ukraine (Crimea)	65%
Gagauz	126,000	Eastern Orthodox	Moldova (Gagauzia)	65%
Bashkirs	1,700,000	Sunni Islam	Russia (Bashkortostan)	63%
Karakalpaks	796,000	Sunni Islam	Uzbekistan (Karakalpakstan)	59%
Yakuts	482,000	Eastern Orthodox	Russia (Sakha)	54%
Balkars	112,000	Sunni Islam	Russia (Kabardino-Balkaria)	48%
Karachays	346,000	Sunni Islam	Russia (Karachay-Cherkassia)	47%
Khakas	75,000	Eastern Orthodox	Russia (Khakassia)	43%
Qashqai	949,000	Shia Islam	Southern Iran	38%
Nogais	110,000	Sunni Islam	Russia (North Caucasus)	29%
Yugurs	13,000	Buddhism	China (Sunan Yugur Autonomous County)	26%
Kumyks	520,000	Sunni Islam	Russia (Dagestan)	25%
Khorasani Turks	1,000,000	Shia Islam	Iran (Khorasan)	22%
Altaians	70,000	Burkhanism	Russia (Altai Republic)	21%
Salar	104,000	Sunni Islam	China (Qinghai, Gansu)	12%
Dolgans	13,000	Tengrism	Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai)	9%
Khalaj	42,000	Shia Islam	Iran	9%
Khotons	10,000	Sunni Islam	Mongolia (Uvs Province)	3%