Capital:
Tashkent
Area:
447,400 sq km / 172,741 sq ml
Language:
Uzbek
Currency:
Som
Population:
25,981,647
Life expectancy:
66 (men), 73 (women)
Literacy rate:
85%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim
Physical features:
Oases in the deserts; rivers Amu, Darya, Syr Darya; Fergana Valley; rich in mineral deposits
Exports:
Rice, dried fruit, vine fruits (all grown by irrigation), cotton, silk
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