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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Namangan
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432,456
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2020
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Samarkand
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319,366
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2020
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Tashkent
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1,978,028
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2020
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| Region: |
Central Asia |
| Population: |
30,565,412 |
| Area Total: |
447,400km2 |
| Area Land: |
425,400km2 |
| Coast Line: |
0km |
| Capital: |
Tashkent |
| Climate: |
Mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters, semiarid grassland in east |
| Languages: |
Uzbek (74%)
Russian (14.2%)
Tajik (4.4%)
Other (7.1%) |
| Currency: |
sum (UKS) |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 1 September (1991), Constitution Day is 8 December |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 31.40°F |
| July: |
°C / 81.50°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 11.9" |
Boundaries
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Kazakhstan
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2,203 km
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Turkmenistan
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1,621 km
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Tajikistan
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1,161 km
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Kyrgyzstan
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1,099 km
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Afghanistan
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137 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Uzbek
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80.00%
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Russian
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5.50%
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Tajik
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5.00%
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Kazakh
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3.00%
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Karakalpak
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2.50%
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other
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2.50%
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Tatar
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1.50%
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Religions
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Muslims (mostly Sunnis)
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88.00%
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Eastern Orthodox
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9.00%
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Other
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3.00%
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CountryWire
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