Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor Prime minister: Perry Christie
Population
28,394,180
316,182
Life Expectancy
72.770 years
71.440 years
Capital City
Tashkent (Toshkent)
Nassau
Largest city
Tashkent (population: 1,978,030)
Nassau (population: 227,940)
Human Development Index
0.701
NA
GDP per capita
$3,300 US
$31,400 US
Literacy Rate
99.3%
95.6%
Corruption Perception Index
1.8
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.4%
NA
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
1.000%
14.200%
Death Penalty
Abolished
NA
Political System
republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
1 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
10 July 1973 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)
Languages
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Exports
cotton, gold, energy products, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles
mineral products and salt, animal products, rum, chemicals, fruit and vegetables
External Debt
$8,570,000,000 $
$342,600,000 US
Exchange Rate
Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar - 1,317 (2008 est.), 1,263.8 (2007), 1,219.8 (2006), 1,020 (2005), 971.265 (2004)
Bahamian dollars (BSD) per US dollar - 1 (2008 est.), 1 (2007), 1 (2006), 1 (2005), 1 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.500%
0.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
0
Location
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba
Area
447,400 km sq
13,880 km sq
Coastline
0 km
3,542 km
Climate
mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream
