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  Location: Central Asia, north of Afghanistan Population: 23.1 million (1995 estimate) Capital: Tashkent (Toshkent) Comparative area: Slightly larger than California Religions: Muslim 88 percent (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9 percent, other 3 percent Landscape: Mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1993 Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune
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