▁population , ▁while ▁the ▁eth nic ▁Kh ak as ▁are ▁only ▁ 1 2 . 1 %. ▁Other ▁groups ▁include ▁eth nic ▁Germ ans ▁( 1 . 1 % ), ▁Uk ra ini ans ▁( 1 % ), ▁Tat ars ▁( 0 . 6 % ), ▁and ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁smaller ▁groups , ▁each ▁account ing ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁ 0 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁population . ▁ ▁Religion ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁survey , ▁ 3 1 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Kh ak ass ia ▁ad her es ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁ 6 % ▁are ▁una ff ili ated ▁Christians , ▁ 1 % ▁are ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ▁bel ie vers ▁without ▁belonging ▁to ▁any ▁church ▁or ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁other ▁( non - Russ ian ) ▁Orth odox ▁churches . ▁ 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁ad her es ▁to ▁S lav ic ▁native ▁faith ▁( R odn overy ) ▁or ▁Kh ak as ▁Ten gr ism ▁and ▁folk ▁religion , ▁ 1 % ▁to ▁Islam , ▁ 1 % ▁to ▁forms ▁of ▁Protest ant ism , ▁ 0 . 4 % ▁to ▁forms ▁of ▁H indu ism ▁( V ed ism , ▁Kr ish na ism ▁or ▁T ant r ism ) ▁and ▁another ▁ 0 . 4 % ▁to ▁Tib et an ▁Buddh ism . ▁In ▁addition , ▁ 3 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁decl ares ▁to ▁be ▁" sp irit ual ▁but ▁not