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Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan

Location

It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest. All countries bordering Uzbekistan are landlocked.

Area

Approx. 449,000 km2

Capital (approximate population)

Tashkent(2.35 million)

Business-related cities other than Tashkent (approximate population)

Samarkand(510,000), Namangan(480,000), Andijan(400,000), Nukus(300,000), etc.

Population

Approximately 33.96 million people

Racial Composition

84% Uzbek, 5% Tajik, 2.5% Kazakh, 2% Russian, etc.

Language

Uzbek is the official language

Religion

89% Muslim, 9% Christian, Other
- Bibi-Khanym Mosque

Culture

There is a wide variety of cultures mixed together with Uzbek ethnic culture and Islamic culture.
- Registon maydoni
- Go`r-Amir maqbarasi
- Shohi Zinda maqbarasi
- Ulughbek's Observatory
- Ark of Bukhara
- Kalta Minor Minaret
- The Ak-Saray Palace
- Chorsu Bazaar
- TEMURIYLAR TARIXI DAVLAT MUZEYI
- Alisher Navoiy Nomidagi Opera va Balet Maydoni
- Aidarkul Lake
- Sultan Saodat Mausoleum

Education

Although the adult literacy rate is high, there are concerns that the literacy rate will decline in the future due to the declining enrollment rate for children under the age of 15 and the lack of educational budgets.
- National University of Uzbekistan
- Moscow State University in Tashkent
- Tashkent University of Information Technologies
- JIZZAKH STATE PEDAGOGICAL INSTITUTE
- Toshkent davlat iqtisodiyot universiteti
- Andijan State Medical Institute
- Tashkent state pedagogical university
- Tashkent State Technical University


- Alisher Navoiy nomidagi O'zbekiston Milliy Kutubxonasi

Overview of modern and contemporary history of Uzbekistan

1865- Conquest of Central Asia by the Russian Empire
1867 The Russian Empire occupies Tashkent and establishes the Governor-General of Turkestan
1917- Bolshevik conquest of Turkestan, Bukhara and Khorezm
1918 Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic established
1918- Closure of mosques, persecution of Muslim clerics
1920 Bukhara People's Soviet Republic and Khorezm People's Soviet Republic established
1930- Consolidation of Stalin's influence
1966 Two-thirds of Tashkent's buildings collapsed in the devastating earthquake
1989 Fergana Incident
1990 Karimov government. Declare economic and political sovereignty.
1991 Declaration of Independence
2005 Andijan Incident
2016 Death of President Karimov

Politics

It is a constitutional republic with a presidential system. The president is the head of state and head of government. The parliament is bicameral.
- Oliy Majlis Qonunchilik palatasi
- Senate of Uzbekistan
- President's Residence Durmen
- Supreme Court

GDP per capita

$1,238

Economy

It is known for producing cotton, gold, natural gas, coal, copper, oil, silver, and uranium. GDP per capita is less than 20% of the world average.


Asia

People's Republic of China, Singapore, Israel, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Georgia , Cambodia, Japan , Myanmar, Laos, Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan , Kuwait, Bahrain , Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, North Korea, East Timor, Brunei, Maldives

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