Uzbekistan
Official name:	Uzbekistan
Capital City:	Tashkent (Toshkent)
Current Local Time:
International Dialing Code:	7
Population:	23,418,381 (July 199
Currency:	the som
Spoken Languages:	Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Holidays:	Jan 1, Mar 7, 8, 21, May 9, Aug 31, Sep 1, Oct 1, Nov 9, Dec 8
Major Exports:	Commodities: cotton, gold, natural gas, mineral fertilizers, ferrous metals, textiles, food products Partners: Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, US
Major Imports:	Commodities: grain, machinery and parts, consumer durables, other foods Partners: principally other FSU countries, Czech Republic
Total Export:	$3.1 billion (1995)
Total Import:	$2.9 billion (1995)
Gross Domestic Product:	$54.7 billion (1995 estimate as extrapolated from
Per Capita Income:	$2,370 (1995 est.)
Literacy Rate:	97%
Population Growth Rate:	1.87% (1996 est.)