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 | UZBEKISTAN[Uzbekiston] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Ūzbekiston |
| country code ISO: UZ //; - FIPS: UZ |
| location: Central Asia |
| time zone: +5 UT |
| surface (land) area: 447400 sq.km = 172700 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 46° N / South: 37° N / East: 73° E / West: 56° E |
| borders (land): Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan |
| borders (coastline): none |
| climate: harsh continental |
| Government |
| independent since: 1991-08-31 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: To`'skent (Tashkent) |
| administrative division: wiloyat (12) + autonomous republic (1) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1989): 19810,077; or: 19905,158 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 24755,519; or: 24752,000 /-; 2001: 24731,000; or: 25155,064 |
| population density: 55 per sq.km = 143 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2% //; - doubling time: 30 years |
| birth rate: 26 - 29 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6,6 - 8 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 4 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 26 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 65 - 70 years (male: 60 - 66; female: 68 - 72) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 42% //; - 15-59 years: 53% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
| urbanisation: 37% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Uzbek 75,8%; Russian 6%; Tajik 4,8%; Kazakh 4,1%; Karakalpak 2,1%; Tatar 1,6%; Kyrgyz 0,9%; > |
| languages: Uzbek (official); Russian // more ethnic groups: Korean 0,9%; Ukrainian 0,6%; Turkmen 0,6%; other 2,5% |
| religious affiliation: Sunnī Muslim (Hanafiyah) 88%; Russian Orthodox 1%; other 1%; non-religious 10% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 57 - 85% |
| people per physician: 302 |
| people per hospital bed: 118 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 99% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 58% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 9% |
| adult literacy: 97% (male: 98%; female: 96%) [total in source CA: 89%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: som, or sum (plural: sumy) = 100 teen |
| annual inflation rate: 247% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 2529 per capita |
| GNI USD 360 per capita //; - [ppp: 2360] |
| GDP growth: -2,4% |
| income: USD 1350 per capita |
| import: USD 2839 per capita //; - export: USD 3109 per capita |
| trade: USD 250 per capita //; - or 76% of GDP |
| trade partners: mainly CIS-countries: RU KZ DE KR TJ TM KG |
| human development index: 0,698 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 99 |
| female labour force: 47% |
| unemployment: 1% |
| tourism: 0,3 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 10% //; - grass land: 46 - 53% //; - wooded area: 3 - 4% //; - arid land and desert: ca 25 - 30% |
| agriculture: labour force: 29% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 42% |
| agricultural products: seed cotton, vegetables, fruit, berries, grapes, potatoes, rice, barley, maize, rye |
| livestock (million): asses: 0,2 / camels: 0,03 / cattle: 5,2 / goats: 0,9 / horses: 0,2 / pigs: 0,08 / poultry: 15 / sheep: 8 |
| fish catch: 2871 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 18% //; - part of industry in GDP: 40% |
| industrial products: textiles, machines, metals, processed foods, chemicals |
| mining products: copper, lead, gold, natural gas, coal, oil, uranium, tungsten, bauxite, silver |
| CO2 emission per capita: 4,5 |
| services: labour force: 53% //; - part of services in GDP: 18% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 2024 |
| electricity use (per capita): 1650 |
| annual water use (per capita): 4121 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 78400, or 81600 km //; - of which paved: 87% //; - of which are motorways: 50 km |
| vehicles: 37 per 1000 |
| railways: 3380, or 3641 km //; - railways passenger/km: 5200 |
| navigable inland waterways: 1100 km |
| ownership telephone: 66 - 76 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 155 - 456 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 176 - 275 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 7 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Manas 4488 m, Chod`'za Pirjach 4424, Adelung 4311, Be`'ster 4299, Agalytau 4218 |
| lowest point: 53 m, at the borders of the Aral Sea |
| lakes (natural): Aral Sea, Ozero Aydarkul' |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): a few small ones |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Amu (Amu Darya, Amudarjo) |
| canals: a few canals connecting some rivers and lakes, mainly for irrigation purposes |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: Kyzyl Kum |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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