Official name: Republic of Uzbekistan, also Uzbekistan
Location: The state is located in Central Asia. Uzbekistan shares borders with Kyrgyzstan in the east; with Kazakhstan in the north, north-east and north-west; with Turkmenistan in the south and southwest, with Afghanistan in the south and with Tajikistan in the southeast.
The total area of the republic is 448.9 thousand sq. km.
Population: 35,6 million
Independence Day: celebrated on 1st September, proclaimed on 31st August 1991
Capital: Tashkent is the main political, industrial, scientific and cultural center of the state. The largest city in terms of population in Central Asia and the third in the CIS. About 2.5 million people live in Tashkent.
Internet domain: .uz
Phone code: +998
Timezone: UTC +5
Languages: The official state language is Uzbek. The Russian language has no status in the country, but it is very widespread and is spoken by most of the population of Uzbekistan. Other languages are also widespread in the regions of Uzbekistan. For example, in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the Karakalpak language is the official language. Tajik and Turkmen languages are also used in the regions.
Religion: The overwhelming majority of the population of Uzbekistan professes Sunni Islam, this is about 90%. There are also representatives of Christianity: Orthodox, about 4%, Catholics – 3%.
Form of government: Uzbekistan is a unitary legal democratic state in which state government is carried out in the form of a presidential republic. The president is the head of state.
State bodies: Legislative power is exercised by the Supreme State Representative Body or Oliy Majlis, elected for 5 years and consisting of two chambers – the legislative (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). Executive power is exercised by the Cabinet of Ministers of the country.
Administrative divisions: In Uzbekistan there are 12 viloyats (regions), 1 republic of Karakalpakstan and 1 city of central subordination.
National currency: The monetary unit of Uzbekistan is the sum, introduced in 1994. 1 sum is 100 tiyin.
State symbols: Uzbek flag, Uzbek coat of arms
Flag: The national flag of the Republic of Uzbekistan, adopted in 1991, is a canvas consisting of three horizontal stripes: blue, white and green. At the edges, a white stripe is highlighted with red lines. If we talk about the meaning of each color, then blue symbolizes the sky and clear water, white – purity and peace, green – nature. Red stripes symbolize life. The crescent moon and stars depicted on the flag are a symbol of the cloudless sky.
Coat of arms: The state emblem of the Republic of Uzbekistan, approved in 1992, displays a golden sun that rises with rays over mountains, rivers and a valley, which is surrounded by a wreath of wheat ears on the right and cotton branches with open cotton bolls on the left.
