Uzbekistan: Introduction

Capital: Tashkent

Population

Total Population: 29,341,200

Natural Increase: 2.7%

Density: 67 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 36.2%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Tashkent (2,300,000); Samarkand (470,000); Namangan (600,000); Andijon (350,000); Bukhoro (240,000).

Ethnic Origins: Uzbeks: 80%, Russians: 5.5%, Tajik : 5%, Kazakhs: 3%, Karakalpaks: 2.5%. Some other figures give the composition as follows: 32.1% of Karakalpaks, 32.3% of Uzbeks, 26.3% of Kazhaks, 5% of Turks, 1.6% Russians.

Official Language: Uzbek

Other Languages Spoken: Russian as well as Tadjik is mostly spoken.

Business Language(s): Russian

Religion: Sunni Muslims 88%, Orthodox 9%, Others 3%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Tashkent

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Uzbek Sum (UZS)

Country Overview

Area: 447,400 km²

Type of State: The Uzbek regime is one of the most repressive among the ex-USSR, dictatorial by nature.

Type of Economy: Low-income economy, Land-locked Developing Country.
Agricultural and mining activities are the dominant sectors; an economy relying on revenue from cotton and gold exports.

HDI*: 0.641/1

HDI (World Rank): 107/187

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

18°

Low: 17° | High: 27°

Humidity: 77% | Wind: 18 km/h
Sunrise: 5:01 am | Sunset: 7:38 pm

Tashkent, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Uzbekistan, Dial 810
To Make a Call to Uzbekistan, Dial +998

Internet Suffix: .uz

Telephone Lines: 6.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 30.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Imports of Goods (million USD)	9,277	9,023	8,689	9,953	10,900
Exports of Goods (million USD)	10,300	10,735	11,695	13,254	11,200
Imports of Services (million USD)	427	415	486	557	659
Exports of Services (million USD)	1,196	1,036	1,328	1,773	2,152

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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