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Uzbekistan got
Independent on 1st September 1991 (from Soviet Union). Their have natural gas,
petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten and
molybdenum. Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country more than 60% of its
population lives in densely populated rural communities. Uzbekistan is now the
world's second-largest cotton exporter, a large producer of gold and oil, and a
regionally significant producer of chemicals and machinery.
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Official Name(s)
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Republic of Uzbekistan |
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Located
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Central Asia, north of Afghanistan. |
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Capital
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Tashkent |
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Area
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447,400 sq km
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Population
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26,599,000 |
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Growth rate
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1.67% |
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Languages
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Uzbek, Russian, Tajik and
others. |
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Currency
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Uzbekistani sum (UZS) |
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GDP per capita
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$1,700 |
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Climate:
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Midlatitude desert, long-hot
summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east. |
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