republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
republic; parliamentary democracy
Independence date
1 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed)
Religions
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Roman Catholic 84.5%, other Christian 2.2%, other 0.3%, unknown 9%, none 3.9% (2001 census)
Languages
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)
Exports
cotton, gold, energy products, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles
agricultural products, food products, oil products, chemical products, plastics and rubber, skins and leather, wood and cork, wood pulp and paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, minerals and mineral products, base metals, machinery and tools, vehicles and other transport material, and optical and precision
External Debt
$10,460,000,000 $
$548,300,000,000 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)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.500%
2.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
2
Location
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
Area
447,400 km sq
92,090 km sq
Coastline
0 km
1,793 km
Climate
mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south
