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Uzbekistan facts for kids
| Republic of Uzbekistan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi
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| Anthem: O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi |
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| Capital and largest city |
Tashkent |
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| Official languages | Uzbek | |||||
| Recognised regional languages | Karakalpak | |||||
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| Demonym | Uzbek | |||||
| Government | Unitary presidential state | |||||
| - | Interim President | Shavkat Mirziyoyev | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Shavkat Mirziyoyev | ||||
| Legislature | Supreme Assembly | |||||
| - | Upper house | Senate | ||||
| - | Lower house | Legislative Chamber | ||||
| Independence from the Soviet Union | ||||||
| - | Formation | 1747b | ||||
| - | Uzbek SSR | October 27, 1924 | ||||
| - | Declared | September 1, 1991 | ||||
| - | Recognized | December 8, 1991 | ||||
| - | Completed | December 25, 1991 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 447,400 km2 (56th) 172,742 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 4.9 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2012 estimate | 29,559,100 (45th) | ||||
| - | Density | 61.4/km2 (136th) 159.1/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $103.212 billion. | ||||
| - | Per capita | $3,536. | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $51.979 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $1,780 | ||||
| Gini (2000) | ▼ 26.8 low · 95th |
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| HDI (2010) |  0.617medium · 102nd |
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| Currency | Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS) | |||||
| Time zone | UZT (UTC+5) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+5) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Calling code | +998 | |||||
| Internet TLD | .uz | |||||
| a. | Official Uzbek statistics. | |||||
| b. | As the Emirate of Bukhara, Kokand Khanate and Khwarezm. | |||||
Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent.
There are about 26,593,000 people living in Uzbekistan. The neighboring 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 millenium BC.
The interim president today is Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Human rights in Uzbekistan are 'atrocious' according to Human Rights Watch
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) | Key |
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| Buxoro Viloyati | Buxoro (Bukhara) | 39,400 | 1,576,800 | 3 |
| Jizzax Viloyati | Jizzax | 20,500 | 1,090,900 | 5 |
| Navoiy Viloyati | Navoiy | 110,800 | 834,100 | 7 |
| Qashqadaryo Viloyati | Qarshi | 28,400 | 2,537,600 | 8 |
| Samarqand Viloyati | Samarqand | 16,400 | 3,032,000 | 9 |
| Sirdaryo Viloyati | Guliston | 5,100 | 698,100 | 10 |
| Surxondaryo Viloyati | Termiz | 20,800 | 2,012,600 | 11 |
| Toshkent Viloyati | Toshkent (Tashkent) | 15,300 | 2,537,500 | 12 |
| Toshkent Shahri | Toshkent (Tashkent) | ??? | 2,192,700 | 1 |
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| Farg'ona Viloyati | Farg'ona (Fergana) | 6,800 | 2,997,400 | 4 |
| Andijon Viloyati | Andijon | 4,200 | 2,477,900 | 2 |
| Namangan Viloyati | Namangan | 7,900 | 2,196,200 | 6 |
| Karakalpakstan Region | ||||
| Xorazm Viloyati | Urganch | 6,300 | 1,517,600 | 13 |
| Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi | Nukus | 160,000 | 1,612,300 | 14 |
Images for kids
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Comparison of the Aral Sea between 1989 and 2014.
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Female statuette wearing the kaunakes. Chlorite and limestone, Bactria, beginning of the 2nd millennium BC.
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Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus.
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Triumphant crowd at Registan, Sher-Dor Madrasah. Picture by Vasily Vereshchagin (1872)
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Russian troops taking Samarkand in 1868.
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Two Sart men and two Sart boys in Samarkand, c. 1910
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Statue of Tamerlane, Turkic conqueror, with on the background the ruins of his summer palace in Shahrisabz
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The Legislative Chamber of the Supreme Assembly (Lower House).
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Islam Karimov, the first President of Uzbekistan, during a visit to the Pentagon in 2002.
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Newlywed couples visit Tamerlane's statues to receive wedding blessings.
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Uzbek children
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Shakh-i Zindeh mosque, Samarkand.
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Mosque of Bukhara.
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Bukharan Jews, c. 1899
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A page in Uzbek language written in Nastaʿlīq script printed in Tashkent 1911
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Central Station of Tashkent
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Afrosiyob high-speed train built by Spanish company Talgo
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Uzbek troops during a cooperative operation exercise.
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Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C..
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Leaders present at the SCO summit in Ufa, Russia in 2015
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Traditional Uzbek pottery.
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Embroidery from Uzbekistan
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Navoi Opera Theater in Tashkent
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Sevara Nazarkhan
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Dance of a Bacha in Samarkand between 1905 and 1915
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Westminster International University main building in Summer
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Silk and Spice Festival in Bukhara
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Palov
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Uzbek manti
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Djamolidine Abdoujaparov is the most famous cyclist in Uzbekistan, winning three Tour de France point contests.
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Ruslan Chagaev
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Denis Istomin at the 2009 US Open
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Odil Ahmedov
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Ravshan Irmatov