It is estimated that about 70 percent of the population is Uzbek. Russians constitute 8 percent; Tajiks, 5 percent; Kazaks, 4 percent; Tatars, 3 percent; and Karakalpaks, 2 percent. To learn more about the Russians and the Tatars see the chapter on the Russia in Volume 7; for the Tajiks see Tajikistan in this volume; and for the Kazaks see Kazakstan in Volume 5.