Uzbekistan Facts and Figures.

Uzbekistan Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Uzbekistan Toshkent 447,400 sq km 172,700 sq mi PEOPLE Population 28,268,440 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 1.75 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 36,947,068 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 48,597,111 (2050 estimate) Population density 67 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 172 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 36 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 64 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Toshkent 2,155,000 (2003 estimate) Namangan 388,300 (2000 estimate) Samarqand 361,100 (2000 estimate) Andijon 336,500 (2000 estimate) B ukhara 238,800 (2000 estimate) Ethnic groups Uzbek Russian 80 percent 5.5 percent Tajik 5 percent K azakh 3 percent Tatar 1.5 percent Qoraqalpogh 2.5 percent O ther 2.5 percent Languages Uzbek (official) 74.3 percent Russian 14.2 percent Tajik 4.4 percent O ther Religious affiliations Muslim (mostly Sunni) 7.1 percent 76 percent Atheist 3 percent Christian 2 percent Nonreligious O ther 18 percent 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 65.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 69 years (2008 estimate) Male 62 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 68 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 347 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 182 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 99.2 percent (2000 estimate) Female 98.8 percent (2000 estimate) Male 99.6 percent (2000 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 7.7 percent (1996) 9 years (2002-2003) 21 students per teacher (1997) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 8 December 1992; amended 2002, 2003 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 55,000 (2004) 5 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $17.2 billion (2006) $647.30 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 26.1 percent (2006) I ndustry 27.4 percent (2006) Services 46.5 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 11,631,985 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 34 percent (2000) I ndustry 20 percent (2000) Services 35 percent (1999) Unemployment rate 0.4 percent (1997) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue Not available Total expenditure Not available Monetary unit 1 sum, consisting of 100 teen Major trade partners for exports Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Tajikistan, and South Korea Major trade partners for imports Russia, South Korea, Germany, Kazakhstan, and United States ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 84.43 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 15.57 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 465 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 67 (2003) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 278 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 0.41 (2003) 3 (1996) Not available 87 percent (1999) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.