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Uzbekistan is located in central Asia, between two rivers by Amu Darya and Sir Darya. The territory of Uzbekistan makes 447.4 thousand square kilometers.
The population of Uzbekistan about 27.555.300 people (on January 1 2009). Now more than 130 nations live at Uzbekistan. The national structure of the population is those: the Uzbeks - 72 %; Russian - 8 %; the Tadjiks - 5 %; the Kazakhs - 4 %; the Tatars - 2 %; and others.
Uzbekistan's economy relies mainly on commodity production, including cotton, gold, uranium, and natural gas. Despite the declared objective of transition to a market economy, The policy of gradual, strictly controlled transition has nevertheless produced beneficial results in the form of economic recovery after 1995.
When Uzbekistan gained independence in 1991, there was concern that Muslim fundamentalism would spread across the region. The expectation was that a country long denied freedom of religious practice would undergo a very rapid increase in the expression of its dominant faith. As of 1994, well over half of Uzbekistan's population was said to be Muslim, though in an official survey few of that number had any real knowledge of the religion or knew how to practice it. However, Islamic observance is increasing in the region. Uzbekistan has a high literacy rate, with about 99.3% of adults above the age of 15 being able to read and write. However with only 88% of the under-15 population currently enrolled in education, this figure may drop in the future[citation needed.