| Country (long form) |
: Republic of Uzbekistan
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| Capital |
: Tashkent (Toshkent)
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| Total Area |
:172,742.11 sq mi, 447,400.00 sq km
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| Population |
: 24,755,519 (July 2000 est.)
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| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: 48,597,111
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| Languages |
: Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
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| Literacy |
: 99.0% total, 99.0% male, 99.0% female (1996)
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| Religions |
: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
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| Life Expectancy |
: 60.09 male, 67.52 female (2000 est.)
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| Government Type |
: republic
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| Currency |
: 1Uzbekistani som (UKS)
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| GDP (per capita) |
: $2,500 (1999 est.)
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| Industry |
: textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, natural gas
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| Agriculture |
: cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain; livestock
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| Arable Land |
: 9%
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| Natural Resources |
: natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum
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| Exports |
: cotton, gold, natural gas, mineral fertilizers, ferrous metals, textiles, food products, automobiles
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| Imports |
: machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals; foodstuffs
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| Current Environmental Issues |
: 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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