Uzbekistan

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Official Name
Republic of Uzbekistan
Population Full

32,982,000 (2019 World Bank)

Principal Languages
Northern Uzbek, Russian
Literacy Rate
100% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1997), CPPDCE (2019), CSICH (2008), ICCPR (1995)
General References
Akiner 1983, Campbell and King 2011, Paper 1978, Sebeok 1963
Deaf Population
22,060
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Uzbekistan is 12. All are living languages. Of these, 5 are indigenous and 7 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 7 are developing, 2 are vigorous, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 26 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.