| Republic of Uzbekistan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi
Ўзбекистон Республикаси
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Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan
"O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi"
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Capital
(and largest city) | Tashkent
41°16′N69°13′E / 41.267°N 69.217°E / 41.267; 69.217 |
| Official language(s) | Uzbek |
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| Recognised regional languages | Karakalpak |
Language for inter-ethnic
communication | Russian |
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| Ethnic groups (1996) | 80.0% Uzbek
5.5% Russian
5.0%–5.5% (Official Uzbek Statistics)
(30% Foltz, Cordell, Jonson) Tajik[1][2][3][4]
3.0% Kazakh
2.5% Karakalpak
1.5% Tatar
2.5% Others[5] |
| Demonym | Uzbek |
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| Government | PresidentialRepublic |
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| - | President | Islam Karimov |
| - | Prime Minister | Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| Legislature | Supreme Assembly |
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| - | Upper house | Senate |
| - | Lower house | Legislative Chamber |
| Independence | from the Soviet Union |
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| - | Formation | 17471 |
| - | Uzbek SSR | October 27, 1924 |
| - | Declared | September 1, 1991 |
| - | Recognized | December 8, 1991 |
| - | Completed | December 25, 1991 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 447,400 km2 (56th)
172,742 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 4.9 |
| Population |
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| - | 2012 estimate | 29,559,100[6] (45th) |
| - | Density | 61.4/km2 (136th)
159.1/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $95.239 billion[7] |
| - | Per capita | $3,302[7] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $45.353 billion[7] |
| - | Per capita | $1,572[7] |
| Gini (2000) | 26.8  0.21 (low) (95th) |
| HDI (2010) |  0.617[8] (medium) (102nd) |
| Currency | Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS) |
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| Time zone | UZT(UTC+5) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+5) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | UZ |
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| Internet TLD | .uz |
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| Calling code | 998 |
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| 1 | As Emirate of Bukhara, Kokand Khanate, Khwarezm. |
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