| Official
name: |
The
Republic of Uzbekistan |
|
Head of State: |
President
H.E.
Mr. Islam Abdughanievich KARIMOV |
| National
Day: |
1st
of September
|
| Capital: |
Tashkent |
| Area: |
448,900
sq. km |
| Land
boundaries: |
6,221
km |
| Border
countries: |
Kazakhstan
2203 km, Kyrgyzstan
1099 km
, Tajikistan
1161 km, Turkmenistan
1821 km, Afghanistan
137 km
|
| Coast
line: |
None
( Note: Uzbekistan has 420 km. sea shore of the Aral Sea) |
| Climate: |
Extreme
continental with long hot summers and warm winters
|
| Natural
resources: |
Natural
gas, oil, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead, zinc,
molybdenum,
marble, granite, phosphorites, potash and rock salts |
| Land
use: |
| Arable
land: |
10.8% |
| Pastures: |
40% |
| woods: |
3% |
| Other: |
48% |
| Irrigated
land: |
40,000 sq
Km |
|
| Agricultural
products:
|
Grain,
mostly spring wheat, cotton; wool, meat
|
| Population:
|
26.167
million (2005) |
| Population
growth rate:
|
1.20 %
(2005) |
| Ethnic
composition:
|
| Uzbeks |
80% |
| Russians |
5.5% |
| Tajiks |
5% |
| Kazakhs |
3% |
| Karkalpaks |
2.5% |
| Tatars |
1.5% |
| Others: |
2.5% |
|
| Religions:
|
| Muslim
|
88% |
| Russian
Orthodox |
9% |
| Others |
3% |
|
| Languages:
|
| Uzbek |
74.3 % |
| Russian |
14.2 % |
| Tajik |
4.4 % |
| Others |
7.1 % |
|
| Literacy: |
|
|
National Currency Unit:
|
Sum
(UZS) |
|
Exchange rate (UZS/US$)
:
|
1180.00 UZS/US$
Annual Average (2005) |
| GDP:
|
13670
Million US$ (2005) |
| GDP
per capita :
|
579 US$
(2005) |
| GDP
Growth rate:
|
7.0 %
(2005) |
|
Inflation rate :
|
7.8 %
(2005) |
|
Unemployment rate:
|
0.3 %
(2005) |
|
Total Imports: |
4091.3
million US $ (2005) |
|
Total Exports: |
5408.8
million US $ (2005) |
|
Foreign Direct Investment: |
45.4
million US $ (2005) |
|
Total External Debt : |
4133
million US $ (2005) |
