People (Uzbekistan)
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     Population:
       22,127,946 (July 1993 est.)
     Population growth rate:
       2.17% (1993 est.)
     Birth rate:
       30.57 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
     Death rate:
       6.63 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
     Net migration rate:
       -2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
     Infant mortality rate:
       54.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
     Life expectancy at birth:
      total population:
       68.36 years  male:
       65.05 years
      female:
       71.84 years (1993 est.)
     Total fertility rate:
       3.78 children born/woman (1993 est.)
     Nationality:
      noun:
       Uzbek(s)
      adjective:
       Uzbek
     Ethnic divisions:
       Uzbek 71.4%, Russian 8.3%, Tajik 4.7%, Kazakhs 4.1%, Tartars 2.4% (includes
       70% of Crimean Tatars deported during World War II), Karakalpaks 2.1%, other
       7%
     Religions:
       Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
     Languages:
       Uzbek 85%, Russian 5%, other 10%
     Literacy:
       age 9-49 can read and write (1970)
      total population:
       100%
      male:
       100%
      female:
       100%
     Labor force:
       7.941 million
      by occupation:
       agriculture and forestry 39%, industry and construction 24%, other 37%
       (1990)