Uzbekistán

Interesting Facts About Uzbekistán

• Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, the other being Liechtenstein.
• With over 39 million people, Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central Asia, comprising nearly half the region's total population.
• The Uzbek population is very young, with 30.4% of people younger than age 15.
• Uzbek is the official language, spoken by over 89% of the population, and has been written in the Latin alphabet since 1993.
• Approximately 96% of Uzbekistan's population is Muslim, mostly Sunni with a Shi'a minority.
• Bukharan Jews have lived in Central Asia, mostly in Uzbekistan, for thousands of years, with fewer than 5,000 remaining as of 2007, primarily in Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara.
• Uzbekistan has a 100% literacy rate among adults older than 15, as of 2019.
• Nearly 10% of Uzbekistan's labour force works abroad, primarily in Russia and Kazakhstan.

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