Turkestan - Our Common Home
(from a document prepared by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 1995)
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Central Asia
Population:[1]
53,017,000
Area:
3,995,900 km2
Population
Density: 13.27/km2
Kazakstan
Population:
17,177,500
Area:
2,721,200 km2
Percentage
of CA Population: 32.4%
Population
Density: 6.3/km2
Rate
of Population Increase: 11.8/1000
Infant
Mortality Rate:[2]
26.1/1000
Average
Life Expectancy: 68.8
Kyrgyzstan
Population:
4,718,500
Area:
199,800 km2
Percentage
of CA Population: 8.9%
Population
Density: 23.0/km2
Rate
of Population Increase: 21.4/1000
Infant
Mortality Rate: 31.5/1000
Average
Life Expectancy: 68.8
Tajikistan
Population:
5,778,800
Area:
143,900 km2
Percentage
of CA Population: 10.9%
Population
Density: 38.9/km2
Rate
of Population Increase: 25.6/1000
Infant
Mortality Rate: 45.9/1000
Average
Life Expectancy: 70.5
Turkmenistan
Population:
4,188,300
Area:
483,500 km2
Percentage
of CA Population: 7.9%
Population
Density: 8.7/km2
Rate
of Population Increase: 26.9/1000
Infant
Mortality Rate: 43.6/1000
Average
Life Expectancy: 65.8
Uzbekistan
Population:
21,153,800
Area:
447,500 km2
Percentage
of CA Population: 39.9%
Population
Density: 48.5/km2
Rate
of Population Increase: 26.6/1000
Infant
Mortality Rate: 37.4/1000
Average
Life Expectancy: 69.3
Water Balance of the Aral Sea (km3/year)
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|
|
|
|
|
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1911-1960
|
56.0
|
9.1
|
66.1
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-1.0
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1961-1970
|
43.3
|
8.0
|
65.4
|
-14.1
|
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1971-1980
|
16.7
|
6.3
|
55.2
|
-32.2
|
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1981-1990
|
3.9
|
6.2
|
43.7
|
-33.6
|
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1991-1994
|
21.0
|
4.6
|
33.6
|
-8.0
|
Land Use in Uzbekistan
Total
Area: 44,457,600 ha
Agricultural
Land: 27,178,000 ha
Arable
Land: 4,092,800 ha
Orchards:
379,600 ha
Pasture
and Haying Land: 22,641,800 ha
Private
Land: 587,500 ha
Forests:
79,200 ha
Non-agricultural
Land: 1,330,300 ha
Land Use in Uzbekistan as a Percentage
Land
used for agricultural purposes: 61.13%
Hayfields
and Pastures: 50.93%
Irrigated
Land: 7.50%
Non-irrigated
Arable Land: 1.85%
Long-term
Plantations: 0.85%
Land
not used for agricultural purposes: 38.87%
Land
not used agriculturally: 34.38%
Forests:
2.99%
Private
Land: 1.32%
Land
in Reclamation: 0.18%
Distribution of Land Estates in Uzbekistan[3]
Collective
Farms: 48.7%
Co-operative
Farms: 19.3%
Forestries:
13.3%
Stock
Land: 10.4%
Land
Used for Industry & Transportation: 4.1%
Land
Used for Hydrotechnical Plants & Drainage Zones: 1.6%
Other
Farms with Agricultural Production: 1.3%
Land
in Populated Areas: 0.5%
State
Farms: 0.4%
Dehqon
(Farmer) Farms: 0.4%