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Uzbekistan with its capital Tashkent is located in Asia (Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan). It covers some 447,401 square kilometers (about four times the size of Virginia) with a population of 29,748,900. Uzbek, Russian and Tajik are the languages spoken by people in Uzbekistan (consider regional differences). Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are bordering countries.
Uzbekistan has borders with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. It is doubly landlocked, but includes the southern shoreline of the Aral Sea. Uzbekistan has preserved a rich architectural heritage. The construction of monumental buildings was seen as a matter of prestige, emphasizing the power of the ruling dynasty, leading families and higher clergy. Ugam-Chatkal National Park, (in the spurs of the Western Tien Shan, about 80 km from Tashkent). Ugam-Chatkal National Park is one of the oldest nature reserves in Uzbekistan, founded in 1947. The Western Tien Shan is the natural habitat to 44 species of mammals, 230 species of birds and 1168 species of plants including several endemic plants.
Popular Destinations in Uzbekistan
Administrative regions of Uzbekistan
- Andijan
- Bukhara Province
- Fergana
- Jizzakh Province
- Karakalpakstan
- Namangan
- Navoiy Province
- Qashqadaryo
- Samarqand Viloyati
- Sirdaryo
- Surxondaryo Viloyati
- Toshkent Shahri
- Toshkent Viloyati
- Xorazm Viloyati
About the country
Website: Uzbekistan Tourism
47, Khorezm street
700047 Tashkent
Uzbekistan
Phone: +998 71 136 7954
Fax: +998 71 136 7948
The topography is mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes with broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zarafshon, Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan as well as shrinking Aral Sea in west. The average density of population is about 66 per km². The climate in Uzbekistan can be described as mostly mid-latitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters with semiarid grassland in east. Potential natural disasters are avalanches, droughts, earthquakes, floods and landslides or mudslides.
To reach someone Uzbekistan dial +998 prior to a number. The local cellular networks are operated on 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".uz". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery chaarger), keep in min the local 220 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, F). The sign for the locally used currency Som is UZS.
Three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a white crescent moon (closed side to the hoist) and 12 white stars shifted to the hoist on the top band; blue is the color of the Turkic peoples and of the sky, white signifies peace and the striving for purity in thoughts and deeds, while green represents nature and is the color of Islam; the red stripes are the vital force of all living organisms that links good and pure ideas with the eternal sky and with deeds on earth; the crescent represents Islam and the 12 stars the months and constellations of the Uzbek calendar.
Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991 upon the dissolution of the USSR, the country is striving to reduce its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. Uzbekistan’s first president, Islom KARIMOV, led Uzbekistan for 25 years until his death in September 2016. The political transition to his successor, then-Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV was peaceful, but sidelined the constitutional process where the chairman of the Senate would have served as the acting president. MIRZIYOYEV, who won the presidential election in December 2016, has sought to improve relations with Uzbekistan’s neighbors and proposed wide-ranging economic and judicial reforms.
Geography
Area | ||
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Total (World Rank: 58) | 447,400 | sq km |
Land (World Rank: 57) | 425,400 | sq km |
Water (World Rank: 26) | 22,000 | sq km |
Forest (World Rank: 18) | 51.70 | % |
Comparative | about four times the size of Virginia; slightly larger than California | |
Landborder | ||
6893 | ||
Elevation | ||
Lowest point (World Rank: 52) | -12 | m |
Highest point (World Rank: 39) | 4,301 | m |
Agricultural land | ||
Total (World Rank: 39) | 62.60 | % |
Arable (World Rank: 108) | 10.10 | % |
Permanent crops (World Rank: 135) | 0.80 | % |
Permanent pastures (World Rank: 18) | 51.70 | % |
Irrigated land (World Rank: 14) | 42,150 | sq km |
Map reference | ||
Asia | ||
Environment | ||
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Location | ||
Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan | ||
Climate | ||
mostly mid-latitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east | ||
Terrain | ||
mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west |
People
Population | ||
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Total (World Rank: 44) | 29,748,900 | |
Deathrate (World Rank: 181) | 0.53 | % |
Birthrate (World Rank: 108) | 1.68 | % |
Growthrate (World Rank: 118) | 0.93 | % |
Migration rate (World Rank: 133) | -0.22 | % |
Fertility rate (World Rank: 156) | 1.76 | % |
Median age | ||
Male (World Rank: 131) | 28.00 | |
Female (World Rank: 121) | 29.20 | |
Age structure | ||
0 14 male (World Rank: 54) | 3,640,910 | |
0 14 female (World Rank: 54) | 3,464,300 | |
15 24 male (World Rank: 42) | 2,804,520 | |
15 24 female (World Rank: 42) | 2,706,400 | |
25 54 male (World Rank: 39) | 6,583,740 | |
25 54 female (World Rank: 37) | 6,651,260 | |
55 64 male (World Rank: 43) | 1,105,030 | |
55 64 female (World Rank: 42) | 1,231,710 | |
65 x male (World Rank: 55) | 667,109 | |
65 x female (World Rank: 56) | 893,863 | |
Health | ||
Infant mortality rate (World Rank: 90) | 1.80 | % |
Life expectancy total (World Rank: 126) | 74 | years |
Life expectancy female (World Rank: 122) | 77 | years |
Life expectancy male (World Rank: 131) | 71 | years |
Physicians per 1000 (World Rank: 63) | 2.45 | |
Hospital bed per 1000 (World Rank: 48) | 4.40 | |
Sanitation access total (World Rank: 7) | 100.00 | % |
Obesity adult (World Rank: 123) | 16.60 | % |
Drinking water access (World Rank: 145) | 87.30 | % |
Energy
Electricity | ||
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Production (World Rank: 48) | 59,000,000,000 | kWh |
Consumption (World Rank: 51) | 48,000,000,000 | kWh |
Export (World Rank: 16) | 13,000,000,000 | kWh |
Import (World Rank: 20) | 13,000,000,000 | kWh |
Source fossil (World Rank: 75) | 86.40 | % |
Source nuclear (World Rank: 104) | 13.60 | % |
Crude oil | ||
Production (World Rank: 51) | 52,910 | bbl / day |
Exports (World Rank: 50) | 27,000 | bbl / day |
Imports (World Rank: 81) | 380 | bbl / day |
Proved reserves (World Rank: 46) | 594,000,000 | bbl |
Refined products | ||
Production (World Rank: 77) | 63,650 | bbl / day |
Consumption (World Rank: 94) | 61,000 | bbl / day |
Export (World Rank: 96) | 4,102 | bbl / day |
Natural gas | ||
Production (World Rank: 15) | 55,700,000,000 | m³ |
Consumption (World Rank: 53) | 10,440,000,000 | m³ |
Export (World Rank: 16) | 14,700,000,000 | m³ |
Carbon footprint | ||
109000000 |
Nation
Budget | ||
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Health (World Rank: 109) | 6 | % of GDP |
Surplus (World Rank: 40) | 0 | % of GDP |
National symbol | ||
khumo | ||
National colours | ||
white | ||
Adjective | ||
Uzbekistani | ||
Noun | ||
Uzbekistani | ||
Background | ||
Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991 upon the dissolution of the USSR, the country is striving to reduce its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. Uzbekistan’s first president, Islom KARIMOV, led Uzbekistan for 25 years until his death in September 2016. The political transition to his successor, then-Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV was peaceful, but sidelined the constitutional process where the chairman of the Senate would have served as the acting president. MIRZIYOYEV, who won the presidential election in December 2016, has sought to improve relations with Uzbekistan’s neighbors and proposed wide-ranging economic and judicial reforms. | ||
Flag description | ||
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a white crescent moon (closed side to the hoist) and 12 white stars shifted to the hoist on the top band; blue is the color of the Turkic peoples and of the sky, white signifies peace and the striving for purity in thoughts and deeds, while green represents nature and is the color of Islam; the red stripes are the vital force of all living organisms that links good and pure ideas with the eternal sky and with deeds on earth; the crescent represents Islam and the 12 stars the months and constellations of the Uzbek calendar |
Economy
Gdp | ||
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Purchasing power parity (World Rank: 63) | 205,600,000,000 | USD |
Real growth rate (World Rank: 6) | 7.80 | % |
Per capita purchasing power parity (World Rank: 157) | 6,600 | USD |
Source agriculture (World Rank: 54) | 18.50 | % |
Source industry (World Rank: 48) | 34.60 | % |
Source service (World Rank: 186) | 46.80 | % |
Labourforce | ||
Total (World Rank: 34) | 17,850,000 | |
In poverty (World Rank: 138) | 14.00 | % |
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Communication
Phone | ||
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Landline total (World Rank: 44) | 3,412,920 | |
Landline per 100 (World Rank: 126) | 12.00 | |
Mobile per 100 (World Rank: 166) | 79.00 | |
Assessment | 0 | |
Internet | ||
Users (World Rank: 42) | 13,791,100 | |
Population (World Rank: 127) | 46.80 | % |
Transport
Air | ||
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Airports paved (World Rank: 56) | 33.00 | |
Airports unpaved (World Rank: 106) | 20.00 | |
Rail | ||
Total length (World Rank: 42) | 4,304 | |
Road | ||
Total length (World Rank: 55) | 86,496 | |
Paved length (World Rank: 34) | 75,511 | |
Unpaved length (World Rank: 79) | 10,985 | |
Water | ||
Total length (World Rank: 64) | 1,100 |