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Uzbek flag |
| Country |
Uzbekistan |
| Capital |
Tashkent (Toshkent) |
| Location |
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan |
| Size |
447,400 sq km |
| Terrain |
mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west |
| Climate |
mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east |
| Languages |
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% |
| Nationality |
noun: Uzbek(s)
adjective: Uzbek |
| Religion |
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% |
| Currency |
Uzbekistani sum (UZS) |
| Exports |
cotton 41.5%, gold 9.6%, energy products 9.6%, mineral fertilizers, ferrous metals, textiles, food products, automobiles (1998 est.) |
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