| Country (long form) |
Republic of Uzbekistan |
| Capital |
Tashkent (Toshkent) |
| Total Area |
172,742.11 sq mi
447,400.00 sq km
(slightly larger than California) |
| Population |
25,155,064 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
48,597,111 |
| Languages |
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% |
| Literacy |
99.0% total, 99.0% male, 99.0% female (1996) |
| Religions |
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% |
| Life Expectancy |
60.24 male, 67.56 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic; effectively authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch |
| Currency |
Uzbekistani som (UKS) |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,400 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, natural gas, chemicals |
| Agriculture |
cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain; livestock |
| Arable Land |
9% |
| Natural Resources |
natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum |
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