Briefly about Uzbekistan
About country
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), the south – near the city of Termez on the banks of Amudarya (37° 11′ N), the western – on Ustyurt plateau (56° E), eastern – in the east of Fergana Valley (73° 10′ E) |
Territory |
448,978 sq. km |
Geographical coordinates |
41 ° 00 N, 64 ° 00 E |
Neighboring States |
In the east – Kyrgyzstan; in the northeast, |
Climate |
The climate of Uzbekistan is classified as continental, with hot summers and cool winters. |
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: |
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 |
Right side |
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) |
Trade agreements |
Free Trade Agreement with the CIS countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Russian Federation, Ukraine) |