Republic of Uzbekistan |
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Location of Uzbekistan (green)
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Capital and largest city |
Tashkent 41°16′N 69°13′E / 41.267°N 69.217°E |
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Official languages | Uzbek | ||||
Inter-ethnic and de facto mostly used language |
Russian | ||||
Spoken languages | |||||
Ethnic groups (1996) | |||||
Demonym | Uzbek | ||||
Government |
Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
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Shavkat Mirziyoyev | |||||
Abdulla Oripov | |||||
Legislature | Supreme Assembly | ||||
Senate | |||||
Legislative Chamber | |||||
Formation | |||||
1785 | |||||
2 September 1920 | |||||
• Uzbek SSR proclaimed
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27 October 1924 | ||||
• Declared independence from the Soviet Union
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31 August 1991 (Independence Day on 1 September) | ||||
• Recognized
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26 December 1991 | ||||
29 December 1991 | |||||
8 December 1992 | |||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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448,978 km2 (173,351 sq mi) (56th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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4.9 | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2016 estimate
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32,121,000 (41st) | ||||
• Density
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70.3/km2 (182.1/sq mi) (136th) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$202.251 billion (62) | ||||
• Per capita
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$6,452 (125th) | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$66.797 billion (69th) | ||||
• Per capita
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$2,131 (130th) | ||||
Gini (2003) |
36.8 medium · 95th |
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HDI (2014) |
0.675 medium · 114th |
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Currency | Uzbekistan som (UZS) | ||||
Time zone | UZT (UTC+5) | ||||
• Summer (DST)
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not observed (UTC+5) | ||||
Drives on the | right | ||||
Calling code | +998 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | UZ | ||||
Internet TLD | .uz | ||||
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Coordinates: 41°N 69°E / 41°N 69°E
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.