Uzbekistan (formerly Uzbek SSR)
| Area | 173,591 sq. mi |
| Population | 24,810,000 |
| Capital | Tashkent, 2,310,000 |
| Largest cities | Samarkand, 379,700 |
| Proclaimed date of independence | December 1991 |
Uzbekistan on the map
Ethnic Groups Composition
| NAME | THOUSANDS | % |
|---|
| Uzbeks | 19,142.0 | 77.0 |
| Russians | 1,653.0 | 6.6 |
| Tajiks | 934.0 | 3.7 |
| Kazakhs | 808.0 | 3.26 |
| Tatars | 468.0 | 1.89 |
| Karakalpaks | 412.0 | 1.66 |
| Crimean Tatars | 189.0 | 0.7 |
| Koreans | 183.0 | 0.7 |
| Kyrgyz | 175.0 | 0.7 |
| Ukrainians | 153.0 | 0.6 |
| Turkmen | 122.0 | 0.4 |
| Turks | 106.0 | 0.4 |
| Jews | 65.0 | 0.3 |
| Armenians | 51.0 | 0.2 |
| Azerbaijans | 44.0 | 0.2 |
| Germans | 40.0 | 0.2 |
| Uigurs | 36.0 | 0.2 |
| Bashkirs | 35.0 | 0.2 |
| Other groups | 194.0 | 0.79 |
| Total | 24,810.0 | 100.0 |
*Population estimates for 1994
Ethnic Composition Chart
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