Uzbekistan
Continent- Asia
Region – Central Asia
Size – 448,978 km2
Geography – Doubly landlocked, consists of endorheic basins, deserts, mountains
Language- Uzbek (Official language), Karakalpak (recognized regional language)
Religion- 90% Muslims, 5% follows Russian Orthodox Christianity, 5% follows other religions
Monetary Unit- Uzbekistan som (UZS)
Natural Resources- Petroleum, natural gas, silver, uranium, gold, molybdenum, tungsten, coal, copper, lead, uranium, zinc, copper
Agriculture- cotton, grains (primarily wheat, corn, barley, oats, and rice), fodder crops, potatoes, tomatoes, grapes, and apples
Industry- Extraction of natural gas and oil, oil refining, mining and mineral processing, coal mining, machine building, especially equipment for cotton cultivation and the textile industry, and the ferrous metallurgy, chemical, and electrical power industries.
Neighboring Countries – Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan
Population –31,576,400 (2016 estimate)
Population Growth Rate- 1.6%
Average Life Expectancy – 68.10 years
Capital City – Tashkent (population 2.137 million)
Highest Mountain – Khazret Sultan (4643 m)
Yearly Rainfall – 100 to 200 mm (average)
Plant Life – More than 3,700 species of plants including onion, tulips, rhubarb, irises, almond-tree, kurchava, cherry grove, maple, hawthorn, wild apple-trees, pistachio-tree, walnut-tree, birch, willow, poplar, unique bushes, diverse types of grasses
Animal Life- Wolf, hedgehog, vixen, hare, tortoise, saygak, wild boar, spiral horny billy-goat, mountain sheep, badger, stone marten, bear, snow leopard, ermine, Siberian mountain billy-goat, lamellitoothed rat, Bukharan deer, sharp-eared night gopher, jerboa, reptiles
Bird Life – 368 species of birds including pretty bustard, dun goatsucker, jay, shrike, mountain finch, bunting, lentil, grand turtle-dove, black griffon, lammergeyer, bearded vulture, jackdow, pheasant, cuckoo, yellow wagtail, magpie, black crow, southern nightingale, whiskered tomtit, cane bunting.
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