Uzbekistan

Republic of Uzbekistan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Ўзбекистон Республикаси
Flag Emblem
Anthem:  O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi
Capital and largest city	Tashkent
Official languages	Uzbek
Recognised regional languages	Karakalpak
Ethnic groups (1996)	80.0% Uzbek 5.5% Russian 5% Tajik 3.0% Kazakh 2.5% Karakalpak 1.5% Tatar 2.5% others
Demonym(s)	Uzbek
Government	Unitary presidential state
• President	Shavkat Mirziyoyev
• Prime Minister	Abdulla Aripov
Legislature	Supreme Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	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 (45th)
• Density	61.4/km2 (159.0/sq mi) (136th)
GDP (PPP)	2012 estimate
• Total	$103.212 billion.
• Per capita	$3,536.
GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
• Total	$51.979 billion
• Per capita	$1,780
Gini (2000)	26.8 low · 95th
HDI (2010)	0.617 medium · 102nd
Currency	Uzbekistan so'm (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS)
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (not observed)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+998
ISO 3166 code	UZ
Internet TLD	.uz
Official Uzbek statistics. 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 32 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. The current president today is Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Human rights in Uzbekistan are 'atrocious' according to Human Rights Watch

Islam is its largest religion.

Provinces

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)	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

Further reading

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