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Uzbekistan

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Capital
Tashkent
Population
34,915,100
Area
448,978 km2
Climate
Desert or arid
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
Uzbek som
Languages
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%
Sells
gold, cotton yarn, garments, fertilizers
Sells to
Switzerland 34%, Russia 12%, UK 11%
Land borders
5: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan ...
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+998
Founded
1991
Hemisphere
Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Uzbekofficial
74.3%
14.2%
4.4%

What it sells, and to whom

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Exports

gold cotton yarn garments fertilizers fabric

Imports

cars vehicle parts/accessories packaged medicine refined petroleum aircraft

Trades with

Switzerland34.0% Russia12.0% UK11.0% China7.0% Turkey6.0% Kazakhstan8.0% S. Korea6.0%

Natural resources

natural gas petroleum coal gold uranium silver

Industries

textiles food processing machine building metallurgy mining hydrocarbon extraction

Farms and fisheries

  • milk
  • wheat
  • cotton
  • potatoes
  • carrots/turnips
  • tomatoes

Largest cities

Tashkent  capital 1,978,028
Andijon 747,800
Namangan 713,220
Samarkand 595,200
Yunusobod 352,000

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

Tajikistani Civil War1992–1997

Form of government

Presidential republic.

presidential system

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Uzbek som

Belongs to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe International Civil Defence Organisation United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Development Association International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Asian Development Bank Commonwealth of Independent States Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Health Organization Interpol Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area

Climate and geography

mostly mid-latitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east

Climate zone

Desert or arid

Highest point

Khazret Sultan

Landmarks and landscapes

Registan Samarkand Bukhara Aral Sea

Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (5)

Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan

In charge right now

Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Shavkat Mirziyoyev Head of state
Abdulla Aripov
Abdulla Aripov Head of government

Figures from its history

Timur
Timur Conqueror who built his capital at Samarkand Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror, first ruler of the Timurid dynasty, and the founder of the Timurid Empire, which ruled over modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia.
Islam Karimov
Islam Karimov President, 1991-2016 Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov was an Uzbek politician who served as the first president of Uzbekistan, from the country's independence in 1991 until his death in 2016.
Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Beg Astronomer and ruler Mīrzā Muhammad Tarāghāy bin Shāhrukh, better known as Ulugh Beg, was a Timurid sultan, as well as an astronomer and mathematician.

Leaders before them

Islam Karimov
Islam Karimov 1991 to 2016
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