Uzbekistan: Introduction

Capital: Tashkent

Population

Total Population: 34,915,100

Natural Increase: 2.0%

Density: 78 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 50.4%

Population of main cities (including suburbs): Tashkent (2,571,700); Namangan (626,200); Samarkand (546,300); Andijon (441,700); Nukus (319,600); Fergana (288,900); Bukhara (280,200); Karshi (274,900); Kokand (252,800); Margilan (235,100)

Ethnic Origins: About 84% of the total population is Uzbek, 5% Tajik, 3% Kazakh, 2% Russian, 2% Karakalpak and the remaining 4% is made up of other ethnic groups. (The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics)

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: 448,924 km²

Type of State: Uzbekistan is a presidential constitutional republic.

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*: 0.675/1

HDI (World Rank): 114/188

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.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Uzbekistan, dial 810
To call Uzbekistan, dial +998

Internet Suffix: .uz

Telephone Lines: 7.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 36.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Imports of Goods (million USD)	12,037	17,312	21,866	19,932	23,740
Exports of Goods (million USD)	10,390	10,921	14,024	13,097	14,081
Imports of Services (million USD)	978	5,167	5,334	3,483	4,723
Exports of Services (million USD)	3,506	2,731	3,075	1,693	2,257

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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