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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan,[a] officially the Republic of Uzbekistan,[b] is a country in Central Asia. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent. There are about 37,5[17] 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.[18] The current president today is Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The situation with the human rights in Uzbekistan is very bad, according to Human Rights Watch.[19]

Republic of Uzbekistan
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Flag of Uzbekistan
Anthem: 
Location of Uzbekistan (green)
Location of Uzbekistan (green)
Capital
and largest city
Tashkent
41°19′N 69°16′E / 41.317°N 69.267°E / 41.317; 69.267
Official languagesUzbek[1][2]
Ethnic groups
(2021)[3]
Demonym(s)Uzbekistani • Uzbek
GovernmentUnitary presidential republic
• President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Abdulla Aripov
LegislatureOliy Majlis
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
Legislative Chamber
Formation
1428–1471
1500–1920
30 April 1918
• Uzbek SSR
27 October 1924
31 August 1991
1 September 1991
26 December 1991
1 May 2023
Area
• Total
448,978[4] km2 (173,351 sq mi) (55th)
• Water (%)
4.9
Population
• 2024 estimate
37,535,605[5] (40th)
• Density
80.2/km2 (207.7/sq mi) (138th)
GDP (PPP)2024 estimate
• Total
Increase $428.657 billion[6] (57th)
• Per capita
Increase $11,900[7] (122th)
GDP (nominal)2024 estimate
• Total
Increase $112.60 billion[8] (70th)
• Per capita
Increase $3,050[9] (138th)
Gini (2013)▼ 36.7[10][11]
medium
HDI (2022)Steady 0.727[12]
high · 106th
CurrencyUzbek sum (UZS)
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
Date formatdd/mm yyyyc
Driving sideright
Calling code+998
ISO 3166 codeUZ
Internet TLD.uz
Website
gov.uz
  1. Co-official in Karakalpakstan.[1]
  2. On 31 August 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR voted to declare the country independent from the Soviet Union. The next day was declared a national holiday by the Uzbek government, and became an Independence Day.
  3. dd.mm.yyyy format is used in Cyrillic scripts, including Russian.

Sunni Islam is its largest religion with Hanafi being the main school of law.

Provinces

Uzbekistan is divided into twelve provinces, one autonomous republic, and one independent city. The provinces are divided into districts.

Political Map of Uzbekistan
Division Capital City Area
(km²)		 Population (2008)[20] Key
Buxoro Region Buxoro (Bukhara) 39,400 1,576,800 3
Jizzax Region Jizzax 20,500 1,090,900 5
Navoiy Region Navoiy 110,800 834,100 7
Qashqadaryo Region Qarshi 28,400 2,537,600 8
Samarqand Region Samarkand 16,400　 3,032,000 9
Sirdaryo Region Guliston 5,100 698,100 10
Surxondaryo Region Termiz 20,800 2,012,600 11
Tashkent Region Toshkent (Tashkent) 15,300　 2,537,500 12
Tashkent City Toshkent (Tashkent) ??? 2,192,700 1
Fergana Region Fergana　 6,800 2,997,400 4
Andijan Region Andijan 4,200 2,477,900 2
Namangan Region Namangan 7,900 2,196,200 6
Xorazm Region Urganch 6,300　 1,517,600 13
Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi Nukus 160,000 1,612,300 14
Registan
Xiva

Uzbekistan Media

  • National Anthem of Uzbekistan (Instrumental)

  • Uzbekistan-CIA WFB Map (2004)

  • Female statuette wearing the kaunakes. Chlorite and limestone, Bactria, beginning of the second millennium BC.

  • Timur's empire at his death (map without vassals )

  • Russian troops taking Samarkand in 1868, by Nikolay Karazin

  • Two Sart men and two Sart boys in Samarkand, c. 1910

  • Satellite image of Uzbekistan (March 2005)

Notes

  1. ↑ Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston, Ўзбекистон, Template:IPA-uz; UK: /ʊzˌbɛkɪˈstɑːn, ʌz-, -ˈstæn/, US: /ʊzˈbɛkɪstæn, -stɑːn/ ( listen) [15][16]
  2. ↑ Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi, Ўзбекистон Республикаси

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Uzbekistan: Law "On Official Language". Refworld. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan. constitution.uz. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Permanent population by national and / or ethnic group, urban / rural place of residence. Data.egov.uz. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  4. ↑ Uzbekistan (27 February 2023)Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Demographic situation in the Republic of Uzbekistan - 9/11/2024Statistics Agency of Uzbekistan. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ↑ GPD of Uzbekistan 2024.
  7. ↑ GPD per capita of Uzbekistan.
  8. ↑ GDP, current prices.
  9. ↑ PIB per cápita.
  10. ↑ Income Gini coefficient. Human Development Reports. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  11. ↑ GINI index – Uzbekistan. MECOMeter – Macro Economy Meter. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  12. ↑ Human Development Report 2023/24 (in en) (13 March 2024)United Nations Development Programme. p. 275. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  13. ↑ Russian is explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, having the status of interethnic. Russian is also the second official de facto language in the country, mainly used in businesses and politics.
  14. ↑ 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Uzbekistan. United States Department of State. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  15. ↑ Wells, John C.. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (2008)Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  16. ↑ Roach, Peter. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (2011). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15253-2. This source does not list the /-ˈstæn/ pronunciation in British English.
  17. ↑ Uzbekistan Population (2023) - Worldometer (in en). www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  18. ↑ Embassy of Uzbekistan Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine - UZBEKISTAN: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
  19. ↑ Uzbekistan: Human Rights Watch
  20. ↑ Statistical Review of Uzbekistan 2008, p.176. Retrieved May 2, 2010.

Further reading

  • Poopak NikTalab. Sarve Samarghand (Cedar of Samarkand), continuous interpretation of Rudaki's poems, Tehran 2020, Faradid Publications {Introduction}


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