Uzbekistan

sovereign state in Central Asia

Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent. There are about 32 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.[5] 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
Emblem of Uzbekistan
Emblem
Location of Uzbekistan
Capital
and largest city
Tashkent
Official languagesUzbek
Recognised regional languagesKarakalpak
Ethnic groups
(1996)
Demonym(s)Uzbek
GovernmentUnitary presidential state
• President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Abdulla Oripov
LegislatureSupreme Assembly
Senate
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 (172,700 sq mi) (56th)
• Water (%)
4.9
Population
• 2012 estimate
29,559,100[2] (45th)
• Density
61.4/km2 (159.0/sq mi) (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)Positive decrease 26.8
low · 95th
HDI (2010)Increase 0.617[4]
medium · 102nd
CurrencyUzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS)
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+5 (not observed)
Driving sideright
Calling code+998
ISO 3166 codeUZ
Internet TLD.uz
  1. Official Uzbek statistics.[source?]
  2. As the Emirate of Bukhara, Kokand Khanate and Khwarezm.

Islam is its largest religion.

ProvincesEdit

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)[6] 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
Toshkent Shahri 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

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved January 28, 2011. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ 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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 МВФ — World Economic Outlook Database, April 2012 — Uzbekistan. Gross domestic product…
  4. ↑ "Human Development Report 2010" (PDF). United Nations. 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ Embassy of Uzbekistan Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine - UZBEKISTAN: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
  6. ↑ "Statistical Review of Uzbekistan 2008, p.176" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-13. Retrieved May 2, 2010. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

Further readingEdit

  • Poopak NikTalab. Sarve Samarghand (Cedar of Samarkand), continuous interpretation of Rudaki's poems ,Tehran 2020, Faradid Publications {Introduction}
Retrieved from "https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uzbekistan&oldid=7253117"