The official name of the country |
Republic of Uzbekistan |
Capital |
Tashkent |
The largest regions in terms of the population on January 1, 2019 |
Samarkand region (3 857 000 people) |
Independence |
Accepted – August 31, 1991 |
Political structure |
Democratic state of law |
President |
Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev |
GEOGRAPHY |
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Location |
Uzbekistan is located in the southwestern part of Central Asia |
Geographical coordinates |
The northern point of Uzbekistan is located in the northeast of Ustyurt plateau (45° 36′ N), |
Territory |
448,978 sq. km |
Geographical coordinates |
41 ° 00 N, 64 ° 00 E |
Neighbouring countries |
In the east – Kyrgyzstan; in the northeast, north and northwest – Kazakhstan, in the south-west and south – Turkmenistan, in the south – Afghanistan, in the south-east – Tajikistan. |
Climate |
The climate of Uzbekistan is classified as continental, with hot summers and cool winters. The southern part of the country is the warmest, and the northern part is the coldest. In summer, temperature often exceeds 41° C (106° F), and can even reach 45° C (113° F) and higher. Humidity is not high. Winter temperature average around -8° C (18° F) but can fall to -40 °C (-40° F). Most of the country is also quite arid, with average annual rainfall ranging in size from 100 (3.9 inches) and 200 (7.9 inches) in millimetres and occurs mostly in winter and spring. |
Timezone |
GMT +5 |
SOCIETY |
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Population |
33.9 million people (2019) |
Economically active population |
14.641 million people (2018) |
Average age |
29 (2019) |
Literacy rate |
97% (2019) |
Demography |
In 2018: number of births – 768.3 thousand people dead – 154.7 thousand people arrivals – 160.0 thousand people departed – 176.2 thousand people |
Languages |
Uzbek (official language), Karakalpak, Kazakh, Turkmen, Uygur, Kyrgyz, Azeri, Russian, Tajik, English etc. |
Telephone code |
+998 |
Currency |
Uzbek Sum |
Country Code Top Level Domain |
.uz |
Power supply voltage |
220 V, 50-60 Hz |
Traffic |
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ECONOMY |
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Currency |
sum |
Finance center |
Tashkent |
GDP |
250,33 billion USD (2018) |
GDP per capita |
7665,45 USD (2018) |
Export volume |
14,1 billion USD (2018) |
Import volume |
23, 5 billion USD (2018) |
Number of tourists |
6.4 million people (2018) |
Foreign direct investment |
4,205 million USD (2019) |
Number of companies with foreign capital |
8785 (as of June 1, 2019) |
Sectors of economy with the largest amounts of foreign investment and loans |
Power and gas supply (34,2%), (2018) |
Inflation rate |
14,3 % (CPI — 2018) |
Main export markets |
China – 22.1%., Russia – 16.7%, Kazakhstan -11.1%, Turkey – 7.2%, Afghanistan – 4.9% (2018) |
Main import sources |
Russia (18.5%), China (18.3%), South Korea (9.8%), Kazakhstan (7.8%), Turkey (6.5%) (2018) |
Free Trade Agreements |
With the CIS countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Russian Federation, Ukraine) |