UZBEKISTAN

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Uzbekistan People

Country Name: Republic of Uzbekistan

Capital City: Tashkent (Toshkent)

Population: 27,780,059 (July 2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.732% (2007 est.)

Currency: Uzbekistani soum (UZS)

Languages: Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%

Area:

Inflation Rate: 7.6% officially, but 38% based on analysis of consumer prices (2006)

Unemployment Rate: 3% officially by the Ministry of Labor, plus another 20% underemployed (2006)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF UZBEKISTAN

Age Structure 0-14 years:

32.4% (male 4,587,338/female 4,416,014)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

62.8% (male 8,636,226/female 8,817,633)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

4.8% (male 543,417/female 779,431) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

22.9 years

Median Age - male:

22.3 years

Median Age - female:

23.5 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

1.732% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

26.46 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

7.73 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.039 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.979 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.697 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.982 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

64.98 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

61.57 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

68.56 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Uzbekistani

Ethnic Groups:

Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 est.)

Religions:

Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%

Languages:

Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%