Uzbekistan is a country with a rich historical past, a land of great opportunities, seeking to become one of the most competitive economies in the world.
The Republic of Uzbekistan is a unitary state with a presidential form of government.
Uzbekistan became an independent state on August 31, 1991. The capital is Astana city. The official language is Kazakh, while Russian has the status of a lingua franca. The currency unit is tenge
The country’s administrative and territorial structure consists of 12 regions and 3 cities of national significance, namely Tshkent, Samarkand and Bukhara.
The population of Uzbekistan exceeds 20 million people. Uzbekistan is a multinational, secular country with a population comprising about 130 ethnic groups.
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Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia, located north of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. With an area of 447,000 square kilometers, Uzbekistan stretches 1,425 km (885 mi) from west to east and 930 km (580 mi) from north to south. It borders Turkmenistan to the southwest, Kazakhstan to the north and Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to the south and east. Uzbekistan also has four small exclaves in Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan is the only Central Asian state to border all of the other four. Uzbekistan also shares a short border with Afghanistan to the south. As the Caspian Sea is an inland sea with no direct link to the oceans, Uzbekistan is one of only two "doubly landlocked" countries—countries completely surrounded by other landlocked countries.
Uzbekistan is part of the Turkic world, as well as a member of the Organization of Turkic States. Uzbek is the majority language, while Russian is widely spoken and understood. Islam is the predominant religion, and most Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims.