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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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) |
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