and wetter Terrain: mostly low plateau with higher central plateau Natural resources: minimal; amber, peat, limestone, dolomite Land use: arable land: 1% permanent crops: 3% meadows and pastures: NA% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) Irrigated land: 20 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: lowlands seasonally flooded; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification Note: landlocked *Uzbekistan, People Population: 103,949 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 5.9% (1991 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 44% (1992) Unemployment rate: 3% (1992 est.) National product real growth rate: 4.5% (1992 est.) National product real growth rate: 0.63% (1993 est.) Net migration rate: 11.65
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