Area: 447,400 sq km Land: 425,400 sq km Arable land: 9% Irrigated land: 40,000 sq km
Infant mortality rate: 71.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Total fertility rate: 3.06 children born/woman
Religions: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Ethnic groups: Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 est.)
Judicial System: Supreme Court (judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Supreme Assembly) Legal System: evolution of Soviet civil law; still lacks independent judicial system
GDP per capita: $2,400 GDP: agriculture: 28% industry: 21% services: 51%
Unemployment rate: 10% Literacy — male: 99% female: 99%
Exports: $2.9 billion Commodities: cotton, gold, natural gas, mineral fertilizers, ferrous metals, textiles, food products, automobiles Exports partners: Russia 13%, Switzerland 10%, UK 10%, Belgium 3%, Kazakhstan 4%, Tajikistan 4%
Imports: $2.6 billion Commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals; foodstuffs Imports partners: Russia 14%, South Korea 14%, Germany 11%, US 8%, Turkey 4%, Kazakhstan 4%
Telephones — main lines in use: 1.98 million Internet Service Providers: 42
Manpower fit for military service: 5,318,418
Military expenditures: $200 million — 2% of GDP
Independence: 1 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
Government type: Republic; effectively authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Population: 25,155,064
