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  1. Date of Independence: August 31, 1991
  2. Date of Current Constitution: December 8, 1992
  3. Population: 24,102,473 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 172,700 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Tashkent
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: machinery, food processing, natural gas, textiles
  8. Agriculture: cotton, rice
  9. Natural Resources: gas, oil, coal, gold, copper 
  10. Currency: sum
  11. GDP: $60.7  billion (1997 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $2,500 (1997 est.)
  13. Languages: Uzbek (official), Russian
  14. Religions: Sunni Islam, Eastern Orthodox
  15. Literacy Rate: 99%
  16. Life Expectancy:     60 years (male)
  17.                 68 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 23 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 8 deaths per 1,000 population