Language
Uzbek is the official language. Russian and Tajik are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	27.5 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	27.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	26.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	26.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	26.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	25.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	25.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	25.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	24.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
36.4 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Uzbeks form 76 percent of the population. Most prominent minority groups are Russians (5 percent), Tajiks (5 percent), Kazakhs (4 percent), Kyrgyz, Ukrainians, and Turks.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Mostly Sunni Muslim (88 percent). There is a small Christian Orthodox minority.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	36.7 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	36.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	36.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	36.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	36.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	36.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	37.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	37.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1938
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
90 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	33.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	34.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	34.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	34.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	35.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	36.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Time zone
GMT +5

Climate description
Summers are warm to hot with low humidity. Winters are cold but generally dry and sunny over most of the region.

Currency
Soum

Telephone dialling code
(+) 998

Driving (left/right)
Right

Average life expectancy

2005	66.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	66.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	66.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	69.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	69.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	69.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	63.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	63.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	63.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	66.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	66.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	66.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	70.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	69.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	69.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	72.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	72.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	71.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	36 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	38 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	57 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	57 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	57 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	52 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	52 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	51 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	41 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	43 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	68 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	69 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	96 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	96 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	96 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	96 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	96 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	96 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	24 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	24 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	113	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	113	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	111	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	107	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	101	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	95	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	5 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	5 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	8 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	8 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	19 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2000	4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	14 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	25 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	26 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	88 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	82 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	89 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	96 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	67 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	57 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Literacy - average

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	No data available percent
2003	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	No data available percent
2003	98.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	98.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	98.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	98.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	71 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	71 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	69 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	68 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	67 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	67 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	66 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	66 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	67 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	465 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	219 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	102 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	27 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	21 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	13 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	7 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	87 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	74 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	68 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	33 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	26 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	19 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	11 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	6 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	166 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	175 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	151 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	137 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	114 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	100 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	68 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	71 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	79	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	No data available percent
1990-2004	No data available percent
1990-2002	No data available percent
1990-2001	19.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	730 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	610 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	530 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	460 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	420 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	450 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	560 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	630 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	22.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	17.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	14.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	12.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	10.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	9.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	11.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	13.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	7.3  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	7.0  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	7.7  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	4.2  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	4.0  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	4.2  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	3.8  percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	24.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	21.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	21.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	15.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	26.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	45.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	45.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	47.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.8 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
29.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	274 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	274 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	293 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	300 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	<0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	<0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Sporadic cases of P.vivax reported in some locations of the region.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	113 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	115 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	117 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	113 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	113 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	110 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	102 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	93 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Number of refugees originating here

2008	6308	UNHCR
2007	5663	UNHCR
2006	9102	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	8323	UNHCR
2004	7288	UNHCR
2003	7391	UNHCR
2002	6881	UNHCR
2001	3458	UNHCR
2000	3628	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	821	UNHCR
2007	1054	UNHCR
2006	1415	UNHCR
2005	43950	UNHCR
2004	44455	UNHCR
2003	44682	UNHCR
2002	44936	UNHCR
2001	39579	UNHCR
2000	38350	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

2007	3400	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2008
2005	3400	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2006

Landmine casualties per year

2007	No data available	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	No data available	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	5	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	No data available	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
No
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent (2004)

Percentage of GDP spent on education
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	2.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	2.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	2.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	2.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	2.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003