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Republic of Uzbekistan
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi
?збекистон Республикаси
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Anthem:
O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi
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Capital
and largest city
| Tashkent
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Official languages
| Uzbek
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Recognised regional languages
| Karakalpak
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Ethnic groups
(1996)
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Demonym(s)
| Uzbek
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Government
| Unitary
presidential state
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| Shavkat Mirziyoyev
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| Abdulla Aripov
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Legislature
| Supreme Assembly
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| Senate
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| Legislative Chamber
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? Formation
| 1747
b
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| October 27, 1924
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? Declared
| September 1, 1991
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? Recognized
| December 8, 1991
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? Completed
| December 25, 1991
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? Total
| 447,400 km
2
(172,700 sq mi) (
56th
)
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? Water (%)
| 4.9
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? 2012 estimate
| 29,559,100
[2]
(
45th
)
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? Density
| 61.4/km
2
(159.0/sq mi) (
136th
)
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GDP
(
PPP
)
| 2012 estimate
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? Total
| $103.212 billion.
[3]
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? Per capita
| $3,536.
[3]
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GDP
(nominal)
| 2012 estimate
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? Total
| $51.979 billion
[3]
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? Per capita
| $1,780
[3]
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Gini
(2000)
| 26.8
low
·
95th
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HDI
(2010)
| 0.617
[4]
medium
·
102nd
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Currency
| Uzbekistan so'm
(
O'zbekiston so'mi
)
(
UZS
)
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Time zone
| UTC
+5
(
UZT
)
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| UTC
+5
(not observed)
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Driving side
| right
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Calling code
| +998
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ISO 3166 code
| UZ
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Internet TLD
| .uz
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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]
Islam
is its largest religion.
Uzbekistan is divided into twelve
provinces
, one
autonomous republic
, and one
independent city
. The provinces are divided into
districts
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Division
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Capital City
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Area
(km²)
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Population (2008)
[8]
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Key
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Buxoro Region
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Buxoro
(Bukhara)
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39,400
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1,576,800
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3
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Jizzax Region
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Jizzax
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20,500
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1,090,900
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5
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Navoiy Region
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Navoiy
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110,800
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834,100
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7
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Qashqadaryo Region
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Qarshi
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28,400
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2,537,600
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8
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Samarqand Region
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Samarkand
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16,400
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3,032,000
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9
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Sirdaryo Region
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Guliston
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5,100
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698,100
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10
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Surxondaryo Region
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Termiz
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20,800
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2,012,600
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11
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Tashkent Region
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Toshkent
(Tashkent)
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15,300
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2,537,500
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12
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Tashkent City
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Toshkent (Tashkent)
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???
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2,192,700
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1
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Fergana Valley
Region
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Fergana Region
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Fergana
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6,800
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2,997,400
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4
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Andijan Region
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Andijan
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4,200
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2,477,900
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2
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Namangan Region
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Namangan
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7,900
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2,196,200
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6
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Karakalpakstan
Region
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Xorazm Region
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Urganch
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6,300
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1,517,600
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13
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Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi
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Nukus
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160,000
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1,612,300
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