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Republic of Uzbekistan
National name: Uzbekiston Respublikasi
President: Islam A. Karimov (1990)
Prime Minister: Otkir Sultonov (1995)
Area: 172,700 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 24,102,473; (average annual rate of natural increase: 1.57%); birth rate: 23.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 71.6/1000; density per sq. mi.: 140
Capital and largest city (1992 est.): Tashkent, 2,106,000
Other large cities: Samarkand, 372,000; Andijon, 302,000
Languages: Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Ethnicity/race (1996 est.): Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazak 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5%
Religions: Muslim (mostly Sunnis), 88%; Eastern Orthodox, 9%; other, 3%
Literacy rate: 97%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1997 est.): $60.7 billion; $2,500 per capita. Real growth rate: 2.4% (1997 est.). Inflation: 55%.(1996 est.). Unemployment: 5% officially, plus large numbers of underemployed (Dec. 1996 est.). Arable land: 9%. Labor force: 8.6 million; agriculture and forestry, 44%; industry and construction, 20% (1995). Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum. Agriculture: cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain, livestock. Exports: $3.8 billion (1996): cotton, gold, textiles, chemicals, mineral fertilizers, vegetable oil, autos. Imports: $4.7 billion (1996): machinery and parts, consumer durables, grain, and other food. Major trading partners: Russia, Ukraine, eastern Europe, U.S., Czech Republic.
