republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
parliamentary republic
Independence date
1 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
20 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Religions
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
Languages
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
Exports
cotton, gold, energy products, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles
machinery and equipment 29%, wood and paper 13%, metals 10%, food products 8%, textiles 5%, chemical products (2007)
External Debt
$8,570,000,000 $
$25,220,000,000 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)
krooni (EEK) per US dollar - 10.7 (2008), 11.535 (2007), 12.473 (2006), 12.584 (2005), 12.596 (2004) note: the krooni is pegged to the euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.500%
2.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
2
Location
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
Area
447,400 km sq
45,228 km sq
Coastline
0 km
3,794 km
Climate
mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
