Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Capital: Tashkent
Population: 23,089,261
Languages: Uzbek, Russian
Religions: Muslim, Orthodox Christian
Government: Republic
Currency: Som
Exports: cotton, gold, processing minerals
Area: 447,400 sq. km.
Features: The Aral Sea receives the waters of the Amu-Dar'ya River, which tracks the border with Turkmenistan, from the Hindu Kush Mountains & the Syr-Dar'ya River from the Pamir Mountains. [NS] {UA}