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| LOCATION: |
Asia |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch. |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%. |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%. |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5%. |
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