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Official name:
The Republic of Uzbekistan
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Head of State:
President H.E. Mr. Islam Abdughanievich KARIMOV
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National Day:
1st of September
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Capital:
Tashkent
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Area:
448,900 sq. km
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Land boundaries:
6,221 km
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Border countries:
Kazakhstan 2203 km, Kyrgyzstan 1099 km , Tajikistan 1161 km, Turkmenistan 1821 km, Afghanistan 137 km
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Coastline:
None ( Note: Uzbekistan has 420 km. sea shore of the Aral Sea)
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Climate:
Extreme continental with long hot summers and warm winters
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Natural resources:
Natural gas, oil, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead, zinc,molybdenum, marble, granite, phosphorites, potash and rock salts
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Land use (1998):
Irrigated land:
40,000 sq Km
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Population:
26.167 million (2005)
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Population growth rate:
1.20 % (2005)
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Religions:
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Languages:
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Literacy:
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National Currency Unit:
Sum (UZS)
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Exchange rate (UZS/US$):
1180.00 UZS/US$ Annual Average (2005)
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GDP:
13670 Million US$ (2005)
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GDP per capita:
579 US$ (2005)
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GDP growth rate:
7.0 % (2005)
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Total Imports :
4091.3 million US $ (2005)
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Total Exports :
5408.8 million US $ (2005)
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Foreign Direct Investment :
45.4 million US $ (2005)
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Total External Debt :
4133 million US $ (2005)
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Inflation Rate:
7.8 % (2005)
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Unemployment Rate:
0.3 % (2005)
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Agricultural products:
Grain, mostly spring wheat, cotton; wool, meat
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Ethnic composition:
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