NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Regional Human Geography: A
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AFGHANISTAN | Ethnic groups: Pashtun (38 percent) , Tajik (25 percent) , Hazara (19 percent) , Minor ethnic groups (Chahar Aimaks, Turkmen, Baluchi, Nuristani, and others) 12 percent, Uzbek (6 percent) . | Languages: Afghan Persian (Dari) 50 (percent) , Pashto (35 percent) , Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) (11 percent) , 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) (4 percent) . | Religious affiliations: Sunni Muslim (84 percent) , Shia Muslim (15 percent) , Other (1 percent) . |
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ALBANIA | Ethnic groups Albanian 95 percent Greek 3 percent Other (Vlachs, Roma [Gypsies] , Serbs, and Bulgarians) 2 percent. | Languages Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect; Gheg is spoken primarily in the north) , Greek. | Religious affiliations Muslim 70 percent Greek Orthodox 20 percent Roman Catholic 10 percent. |
ALGERIA | Ethnic groups Arab 83 percent Berber 16 percent European Less than 1 percent. | Languages Arabic (official) , Berber dialects, French. | Religious affiliations Muslim (Islam is the official religion) 96 percent Nonreligious 3 percent Christian, Jewish, and other 1 percent. |
ANGOLA | Ethnic groups Ovimbunda 37 percent Mbundu 25 percent Bakongo or Kongo 15 percent LundaChokwe 8 percent Nganguela 6 percent European 1 percent Other 8 percent. | Languages Portuguese (official) ; Bantu and other African languages. | Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 65 percent Protestant 20 percent Indigenous beliefs 10 percent Other 5 percent. |
ARGENTINA | Ethnic groupsDescendants of European immigrants 85 percent Mestizo, Native American, and other 15 percent. | Languages Spanish (official) , English, Italian, German, French, indigenous languages. | Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 91 percent Jewish 1 percent Nonreligious 2 percent Other 6 percent. |
ARMENIA | Ethnic groups Armenian 93 percent Azeri 3 percent Russian 2 percent Other 2 percent. As of the end of 1993, most Azeris had emigrated from Armenia. | LanguagesArmenian 96 percent Russian 2 percent Other 2 percent. | Religious affiliations Armenian Apostolic 94 percent Other 6 percent. |
AUSTRALIA | Ethnic groups Caucasian 95 percent Asian 4 percent Aboriginal and other 1 percent. | Languages English (official) , indigenous languages. | Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 29 percent Anglican 22 percent Protestants 14 percent Other Christian 15 percent nonreligious 14 percent Other 6 percent. |
AUSTRIA | Ethnic groups German 99.4 percent Croatian 0.3 percent Slovene 0.2 percent Other 0.1 percent. | Languages German (official) , Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Turkish, Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, English. | Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 76 percent Protestant 5 percent Nonreligious 7 percent Muslims 2 percent Other 10 percent. |
AZERBAIJAN | Ethnic groups Azeri 90.0 percent Dahestani 3.2 percent Russian 2.5 percent Armenian 2.3 percent Other 2.0 percent Almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno Karabakh (disputed) region. | Languages Azeri 89 percent Russian 3 percent Armenian 2 percent Other 6 percent. | Religious affiliations Muslim 93.4 percent Russian Orthodox 2.5 percent Armenian Apostolic 2.3 percent Other 1.8 percent. |