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| Country (long form) |
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Republic of Uzbekistan
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| Capital |
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Tashkent (Toshkent)
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| Total Area |
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172,742.11 sq mi, 447,400.00 sq km
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| Population |
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24,755,519 (July 2000 est.)
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| Estimated Population in
2050 |
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48,597,111
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| Languages |
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Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%,
other 7.1%
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| Literacy |
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99.0% total, 99.0% male, 99.0% female
(1996)
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| Religions |
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Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern
Orthodox 9%, other 3%
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| Life Expectancy |
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60.09 male, 67.52 female (2000 est.)
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| Government Type |
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republic
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| Currency |
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1Uzbekistani som (UKS)
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| GDP (per capita) |
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$2,500 (1999 est.)
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| Industry |
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textiles, food processing, machine
building, metallurgy, natural gas
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| Agriculture |
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cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain;
livestock
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| Arable Land |
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9%
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| Natural Resources |
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natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold,
uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum
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| Exports |
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cotton, gold, natural gas, mineral
fertilizers, ferrous metals, textiles, food products,
automobiles |
| Imports |
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machinery and equipment, chemicals,
metals; foodstuffs |
| Current Environmental
Issues |
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drying up of the Aral Sea is resulting
in growing concentrations of chemical pesticides and natural
salts; these substances are then blown from the increasingly
exposed lake bed and contribute to desertification; water
pollution from industrial wastes and the heavy use of
fertilizers and pesticides is the cause of many human health
disorders; increasing soil salination; soil contamination
from agricultural chemicals, including DDT |
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