Republic of Uzbekistan

Republic of Uzbekistan Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi  (Uzbek) Республика Узбекистан  (Russian)
Flag State emblem
Anthem:  Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi State Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Location of  Uzbekistan  (green)
Capital and largest city	Tashkent 41°16′N 69°13′E / 41.267°N 69.217°E / 41.267; 69.217
Official languages	Uzbek
Inter-ethnic language	Russian
Spoken languages	Bukhori Central Asian Arabic Dungan Karakalpak Kazakh Parya Russian Tajik Tatar Turkish Uzbek
Ethnic groups (1996)	81.1% Uzbek 5.4% Russian 4.0% Tajik other, non-official, scholarly estimates are 10% 3.0% Kazakh 2.5% Karakalpak 1.5% Tatar 2.5% others
Demonym	Uzbek
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Shavkat Mirziyoyev
• Prime Minister	Abdulla Oripov
Legislature	Supreme Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Legislative Chamber
Formation
• Emirate of Bukhara	1785
• Bukharan People's Soviet Republic	2 September 1920
• Uzbek SSR proclaimed	27 October 1924
• Declared independence from the Soviet Union	31 August 1991 (Independence Day on 1 September)
• Recognized	26 December 1991
• Independence referendum	29 December 1991
• Current constitution	8 December 1992
Area
• Total	448,978 km2 (173,351 sq mi) (56th)
• Water (%)	4.9
Population
• 2016 estimate	32,121,000 (41st)
• Density	70.3/km2 (182.1/sq mi) (136th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$202.251 billion (62)
• Per capita	$6,452 (125th)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$66.797 billion (69th)
• Per capita	$2,131 (130th)
Gini (2003)	36.8 medium · 95th
HDI (2014)	0.675 medium · 114th
Currency	Uzbekistan som (UZS)
Time zone	UZT (UTC+5)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+5)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+998
ISO 3166 code	UZ
Internet TLD	.uz
Official Uzbek statistics. As the Emirate of Bukhara, Kokand Khanate, and Khwarezm.

Coordinates: 41°N 69°E / 41°N 69°E / 41; 69

Uzbekistan (US ⁱ/ʊzˈbɛkᵻˌstæn, -ˌstɑːn/, UK /ʊzˌbɛkᵻˈstɑːn, ʌz-, -ˈstæn/), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi, Ўзбекистон Республикаси; Russian: Республика Узбекистан), is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world (the other being Liechtenstein in Europe). Located in Central Asia, it is a unitary, constitutional, presidential republic, comprising twelve provinces, one autonomous republic and a capital city. Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Tajikistan to the southeast; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest.