Uzbekistan
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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, in 2023. 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. The situation with the human rights in Uzbekistan is very bad, according to Human Rights Watch.[7]
Republic of Uzbekistan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Ўзбекистон Республикаси | |
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Anthem: O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi | |
Capital and largest city | Tashkent |
Official languages | Uzbek |
Recognised regional languages | Karakalpak |
Ethnic groups (1996) | |
Demonym(s) | Uzbek |
Government | Unitary presidential state |
Shavkat Mirziyoyev | |
Abdulla Aripov | |
Legislature | Supreme Assembly |
Senate | |
Legislative Chamber | |
Independence from the Soviet Union | |
• Formation | 1747b |
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) | 26.8 low · 95th |
HDI (2010) | 0.617[4] medium · 102nd |
Currency | Uzbekistan so'm (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
UTC+5 (not observed) | |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +998 |
ISO 3166 code | UZ |
Internet TLD | .uz |
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Islam is its largest religion.