Uzbekistan

Republic of Uzbekistan Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi (Uzbek)
Flag State emblem^[1]
Anthem: Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining davlat madhiyasi "Serquyosh hur oʻlkam" (English: State Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan "My sunny free land")
Location of Uzbekistan (green)
Capital and largest city	Tashkent 41°19′N69°16′E / 41.317°N 69.267°E / 41.317; 69.267
Official languages	Uzbek^[2]^[3]
Recognised regional languages	Karakalpak (Karakalpakstan)^[2]
Inter-ethnic language	Russian^[4]^[5]
Other languages	Tajik • Koryo-mar • Turkmen • Ukrainian • Azerbaijani • Uyghur • Central Asian Arabic • Bukhori and others
Ethnic groups (2021^[6])	84.4% Uzbeks 4.9% Tajiks 2.4% Kazakhs 2.2% Karakalpaks 2.1% Russians 0.8% Kyrgyzs 0.5% Tatars 0.5% Koreans 0.6% Turkmens 0.1% Ukrainians 0.1% Azerbaijanis 0.05% Belarusians 1.5% Others
Religion	93% Islam 5% Christianity 2% Non-religious and others
Demonym(s)	Uzbekistani^[7] Uzbek
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic

• President	Shavkat Mirziyoyev
• Prime Minister	Abdulla Aripov
• Chairman of the Senate	Tanzila Narbayeva
• Chairman of the Legislative Chamber	Nurdinjan Ismailov

Legislature	Supreme Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Legislative Chamber
Formation

• Khanate of Khiva proclaimed	1511
• Khorezm People's Soviet Republic established	26 April 1920
• Uzbek SSR established after national delimitation	27 October 1924
• Declared independence from the Soviet Union	1 September 1991^a
• Formally recognised	26 December 1991
• Admitted to the United Nations	2 March 1992
• Current constitution	8 December 1992

Area
• Total	448,978 km² (173,351 sq mi) (56th)
• Water (%)	4.9
Population
• 2020 estimate	34,588,900^[8] (41st)
• Density	74.1/km² (191.9/sq mi) (132nd)
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$275.806 billion^[9] (55)
• Per capita	$9,595^[9] (113th)
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$60.490 billion^[9] (78th)
• Per capita	$1,831^[9] (144th)
Gini (2013)	36.7^[10]^[11] medium · 88th
HDI (2019)	0.720^[12] high · 106th
Currency	Uzbek som (UZS)
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)
Mains electricity	220 V, 50 Hz
Driving side	right
Calling code	+998
ISO 3166 code	UZ
Internet TLD	.uz
Website www.gov.uz/en(in Uzbek, English, and Russian)
On 31 August 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR voted to declare the country independent from the Soviet Union. The next day was then declared a national holiday and a day off from work by the Uzbek government, thus became Uzbekistan's Independence Day.

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