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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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