Uzbekistan
The Republic of Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
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| Official language | Uzbek | ||||
| Capital | Tashkent | ||||
| President | Islam Karimov | ||||
| Prime Minister | Otkir Sultonov | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 55th 447,400 km² 4.9% | ||||
| Population
- Total (2002) - Density | Ranked 41st
25,563,441 57/km² | ||||
| Independence
- Declared - Recognised | From Soviet Union
September 1, 1991 (Year) | ||||
| Currency | Uzbekistani som (UKS) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +5 | ||||
| National anthem | Xxxxx | ||||
| Internet TLD | .UZ | ||||
| Calling Code | 998 | ||||
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2 Politics 3 Subdivisions 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links |
Uzbekistan is divide into 12 wiloyatlar (singular - wiloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (respublikasi), and 1 city** (shahri):
History
Main article: History of UzbekistanPolitics
Main article: Politics of UzbekistanSubdivisions
note:
administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions and alternate spellings have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Geography
Main article: Geography of UzbekistanEconomy
Main article: Economy of Uzbekistan
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Miscellaneous topics
External links
