U.S. English Foundation Research UZBEKISTAN General Information   Capital: Tashkent 2,107,000 (1995 est.) Area: 447,400 sq km (172,700 sq mi) Form of government Republic GDP per capita Purchasing power parity-$2,500 (1999 est.) Population 24,755,519 (July 2000 est.) Ethnic composition Uzbek - 80.0% Russian - 5.5% Tajik - 5.0% Kazakh - 3.0% Karakalpak - 2.5% Tatar - 1.5% Other - 2.5% Official Language(s) Uzbek Minority Language(s) Russian is used as the language of interethnic communication (14.2%), Tajik (4.4%), and others. Top of page

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