| Basic data | |
| Capital | Tashkent |
| Population | 35.27 million |
| Language | official language Uzbek, widespread Russian |
| Religion | Islam (approx. 96.5%) |
| State system | presidential republic |
| Head of State | Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyojev |
| Head of government | Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov |
| Currency name | total |
| Travel | |
| Time shift | +3 hours (+4 in winter) |
| Economy | 2021 |
| Nominal GDP (billion USD) | 61.2 |
| Economic growth (%) | 7.4 |
| Inflation (%) | 10.7 |
| Unemployment (%) | 6.6 |
As a country starting with letter U listed on Countryaah, Uzbekistan is located in the middle of Central Asia on an area of 447,400 km2 between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers. It borders Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, and important road and rail routes pass through its territory. Uzbekistan is a unitary republic. The directly elected president is the head of state and executive power. After the new government took office in 2016, the leadership of Uzbekistan began to push for extensive reforms aimed at liberalizing the market, preparing the privatization of selected state-owned enterprises and banks, and focused on creating conditions for the inflow of foreign investment and the acquisition of technology. Relations with the Czech Republic are correct, they are not burdened by any political problems. In recent times, they have been intensifying, which was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Solid foundations and a political and legislative-legal framework for the development of relations in the political, economic and cultural-educational areas are created,
The geopolitical importance of the Central Asian region (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan) results from their strategic location as a transit area on the border between Europe and Asia with rich natural resources and a growing internal market. The interests of the Russian Federation and China, but also Turkey, Iran and the Gulf countries collide here. Central Asian countries (SA) are trying to balance these power interests by strengthening regional cooperation and focusing on cooperation with the EU. The Russian Federation uses membership in regional organizations in which it has a dominant position, especially membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAHU), as the main instrument of its influence on SA countries, but Uzbekistan only has “observer” status in this grouping. China is successfully penetrating the territory of SA through, among other things, the New Silk Road (BRI) project.
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Practical telephone numbers (emergency services, police, firemen, information lines, etc.)
firefighters – 101
police – 102
emergency service – 103
Ministry of Emergency Situations (permanent service) – 1050
Important web links and contacts
Uzbek government sources:
www.gov.uz – official information of the highest Uzbek state authorities
www.president.uz – press service of the President of Uzbekistan
www.lex.uz – legislation, all published laws
www.mift.uz – Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade
www.mfa.uz – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
www.stat.uz – State Statistical Committee of Uzbekistan
General:
www.uzreport.com – UZ economy, finance, culture and sport
www.gazeta.uz – news
www.cer.uz – Uzbek Center for Economic Research
www.tashkent.org – website of the capital city. Tashkent
Other:
www.academy.uz – UZ Academy of Sciences
www.edu.uz – education and science
www.apteka.uz – medicine and health
