Uzbekistan

Introduction

Capital: Tashkent

Population

Total Population: 26,900,000

Annual growth rate: 1.4%

Density: 63 inhab./km²

Urban population: 36.8%

Population of main cities excluding suburbs: Toshkent (2,300,000); Samarkand (430,000); Namangan (600,000); Andijon (350,000); Bukhoro (240,000).

Ethnic Origins: Uzbeks : 80%, Russians : 5.5%, Tajiks : 5%, Kazakhs : 3%, Karakalpaks : 2.5%. Some other figures give the composition as follows : 32.1% of Karakalpaks, 32.3% of Uzbeks, 26.3% of Kazhaks, 5% of Turks, 1.6% Russians.

Official Language: Uzbek

Other languages spoken: Russian as well as Tadjik is mostly spoken.

Business language: Russian

Religion: Sunni Muslims 88%, Orthodox 9%, Others 3%.

Literacy rate: n.c.%

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Country overview

Area: 447,400 km²

Type of State: The Uzbek regime is one of the most repressive among the ex-USSR, dictatorial by nature.

Type of economy: Low-income economy, Land-locked Developing Country.
Agricultural and mining activities are the dominant sectors; an economy relying on revenue from cotton and gold exports.

HDI*: 0.702

HDI (world rank): 113/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

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Low: -1° | High: 4°

Humidity: 61% | Wind: 1 km/h
Sunrise: 7:48 am | Sunset: 5:14 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather, Tashkent