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 Uzbekistan
is a landlocked nation that is situated in the Central
Asia and it was previously a part of the Soviet Union.
On the east it is bordered by Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan,
on its west it is bordered by Kazakhstan, on the south
it shares border with Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
Majority of the people living in this nation are of
Uzbek origin. The language that many people of
Uzbekistan speak is the Uzbek language. The country has
many young people living on its land, with about 34% of
its population under the age of 14 (according to the
2008 census). About 4/5th of the people living in this
country are Uzbeks and other ethnic groups found here
are Tajiks, Russians, Kazakhs, Karakalpaks and Tatars.
There are also some Korean people living in Uzbekistan.
It is believed that about one-tenth of the working
population of Uzbekistan work in other countries like
Kazakhstan and Russia. The main religion in the country
is Islam but there are many Christians and Jews in the
country as well. While many people speak the Uzbek
language, there are also a handful of people who
converse in the Tajik language. Most of the people use
Russian language to communicate with people of different
ethnicities.
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