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Official name - Republic of Uzbekistan Population - approximately 23, 784, 321 (1999) Ethnic groups - Uzbek (80%), Russian (6%), Tajik (5%) Languages - Uzbek (official), Russian Religions - Muslim (mostly Sunni)(88%), Eastern Orthodox (9%) Area - 172, 741 square miles Location - Central Asia (Kazakhstan on North and West, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikstan on East, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan on South) Capital - Tashkent Head of State - President Islam A Karimov Head of Government - Prime Minister Utkir Sultanov Joined USSR - 1925 Declaired independence - August 29, 1991 Became independent - December 26, 1991 (Source: 1999 World Almanac)
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