Karen people
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Total population | |
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(9 million[1]) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Myanmar | 7,000,000[2] |
Thailand | 1,000,000[1] |
USA | 70,000+ |
Australia | 11,000+[3] |
Canada | 5,000[4] |
Sweden | 1,500 |
All other countries | 100,000+ |
Languages | |
Karen languages, including S'gaw Karen, Pwo Karen, Karenni and Pa'O | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Theravada Buddhism, Animism |
The Karen groups as a whole are often confused with the Padaung tribe, best known for the neck rings worn by their women, but they are just one sub-group of Red Karens (Karenni), one of the tribes of Kayah in Kayah State, Myanmar.
Some of the Karen, led primarily by the Karen National Union (KNU), have waged a war against the central Burmese government since early 1949. The aim of the KNU at first was independence. Since 1976 the armed group has called for a federal system rather than an independent Karen State
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