Uzbekistan
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, now. 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. Human rights in Uzbekistan are 'atrocious' according to Human Rights Watch
Republic of Uzbekistan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Ўзбекистон Республикаси | |
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| Capital and largest city | Tashkent |
| Official languages | Uzbek |
| Ethnic groups (1996) | |
| Demonym(s) | Uzbek |
| Government | Unitary presidential state |
| Shavkat Mirziyoyev | |
| Abdulla Aripov | |
| Legislature | Supreme Assembly |
| Senate | |
| Legislative Chamber | |
| Independence from the Soviet Union | |
• Formation | 1747b |
| October 27, 1924 | |
• Declared | September 1, 1991 |
• Recognized | December 8, 1991 |
• Completed | December 25, 1991 |
| Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (56th) |
• Water (%) | 4.9 |
| Population | |
• 2012 estimate | 29,559,100[2] (45th) |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (136th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $103.212 billion.[3] |
• Per capita | $3,536.[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $51.979 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $1,780[3] |
| Gini (2000) | ▼ 26.8 low · 95th |
| HDI (2010) |  0.617[4]medium · 102nd |
| Currency | Uzbekistan so'm (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (not observed) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +998 |
| ISO 3166 code | UZ |
| Internet TLD | .uz |
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Islam is its largest religion.
Provinces
Uzbekistan is divided into twelve provinces, one autonomous republic, and one independent city. The provinces are divided into districts.
| Division | Capital City | Area (km²) |
Population (2008)[7] | Key |
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| 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 Valley Region | ||||
| 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 |
| Karakalpakstan Region | ||||
| Xorazm Region | Urganch | 6,300 | 1,517,600 | 13 |
| Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi | Nukus | 160,000 | 1,612,300 | 14 |
Uzbekistan Media
National Anthem of Uzbekistan (Instrumental Version)
Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus. Mosaic in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples.
Russian troops taking Samarkand in 1868, by Nikolay Karazin
Map of Uzbekistan, including the former Oral Dengiz
Köppen climate classification
Cotton picking near Kyzyl-Kala, Karakalpakstan
Comparison of the Aral Sea between 1989 and 2014
References
- ↑ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ↑ Official population estimation 2012-01-01 Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. Stat.uz (2012-01-23). Retrieved on 2012-03-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 МВФ — World Economic Outlook Database, April 2012 — Uzbekistan. Gross domestic product…
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2010" (PDF). United Nations. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ↑ "Uzbekistan Population (2023) - Worldometer". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ↑ Embassy of Uzbekistan Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine - UZBEKISTAN: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
- ↑ "Statistical Review of Uzbekistan 2008, p.176" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-13. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
Further reading
- Poopak NikTalab. Sarve Samarghand (Cedar of Samarkand), continuous interpretation of Rudaki's poems, Tehran 2020, Faradid Publications {Introduction}
