Uzbekistan

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Republic of Uzbekistan
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi
Ўзбекистон Республикаси
Emblem of Uzbekistan
Emblem
Anthem: 
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi
Location of Uzbekistan
Capital
and largest city
Tashkent
Official languagesUzbek
Recognised regional languagesKarakalpak
Ethnic groups
(1996)
Demonym(s)Uzbek
GovernmentUnitary presidential state
• President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Abdulla Aripov
LegislatureSupreme Assembly
Senate
Legislative Chamber
Independence from the Soviet Union
• Formation
1747b
• Uzbek SSR
October 27, 1924
• Declared
September 1, 1991
• Recognized
December 8, 1991
• Completed
December 25, 1991
Area
• Total
447,400 km2 (172,700 sq mi) (56th)
• Water (%)
4.9
Population
• 2012 estimate
29,559,100[2] (45th)
• Density
61.4/km2 (159.0/sq mi) (136th)
GDP (PPP)2012 estimate
• Total
$103.212 billion.[3]
• Per capita
$3,536.[3]
GDP (nominal)2012 estimate
• Total
$51.979 billion[3]
• Per capita
$1,780[3]
Gini (2000)Positive decrease 26.8
low · 95th
HDI (2010)Increase 0.617[4]
medium · 102nd
CurrencyUzbekistan so'm (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS)
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+5 (not observed)
Driving sideright
Calling code+998
ISO 3166 codeUZ
Internet TLD.uz
  1. Official Uzbek statistics.[source?]
  2. As the Emirate of Bukhara, Kokand Khanate and Khwarezm.

Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent. There are about 34,8[5] million people living in Uzbekistan, now. The neighbouring countries are Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. It is a doubly landlocked country, of which there are only two in the world. Most people in Uzbekistan speak a language called Uzbek, a Turkic language similar to Uyghur and Turkish. In the Uzbek language, Uzbekistan is called "O‘zbekiston" and it means "the land of the true nobles". Uzbekistan has a long history. Humans first lived in Uzbekistan from before the 2nd millennium BC.[6] The current president today is Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Human rights in Uzbekistan are 'atrocious' according to Human Rights Watch

Islam is its largest religion.

Provinces[change | change source]

Uzbekistan is divided into twelve provinces, one autonomous republic, and one independent city. The provinces are divided into districts.

Political Map of Uzbekistan
Division Capital City Area
(km²)
Population (2008)[7] Key
Buxoro Region Buxoro (Bukhara) 39,400 1,576,800 3
Jizzax Region Jizzax 20,500 1,090,900 5
Navoiy Region Navoiy 110,800 834,100 7
Qashqadaryo Region Qarshi 28,400 2,537,600 8
Samarqand Region Samarkand 16,400  3,032,000 9
Sirdaryo Region Guliston 5,100 698,100 10
Surxondaryo Region Termiz 20,800 2,012,600 11
Tashkent Region Toshkent (Tashkent) 15,300  2,537,500 12
Tashkent City Toshkent (Tashkent) ??? 2,192,700 1
Fergana Valley Region
Fergana Region Fergana  6,800 2,997,400 4
Andijan Region Andijan 4,200 2,477,900 2
Namangan Region Namangan 7,900 2,196,200 6
Karakalpakstan Region
Xorazm Region Urganch 6,300  1,517,600 13
Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi Nukus 160,000 1,612,300 14

References[change | change source]

  1. "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  2. Official population estimation 2012-01-01 Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. Stat.uz (2012-01-23). Retrieved on 2012-03-13.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 МВФ — World Economic Outlook Database, April 2012 — Uzbekistan. Gross domestic product…
  4. "Human Development Report 2010" (PDF). United Nations. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  5. "Uzbekistan Population (2023) - Worldometer". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  6. Embassy of Uzbekistan Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine - UZBEKISTAN: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
  7. "Statistical Review of Uzbekistan 2008, p.176" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-13. Retrieved May 2, 2010.

Further reading[change | change source]

  • Poopak NikTalab. Sarve Samarghand (Cedar of Samarkand), continuous interpretation of Rudaki's poems, Tehran 2020, Faradid Publications {Introduction}