Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Uzbekistan
Republic of Uzbekistan Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi (Uzbek) | |
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| Anthem: Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi "State Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan" | |
 Location of Uzbekistan (green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Tashkent 41°19′N 69°16′E / 41.317°N 69.267°E |
| Official languages | Uzbek[1][2] |
| Recognised regional languages | Karakalpaka |
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| Government | Unitary presidential republic[5] |
| Shavkat Mirziyoyev | |
| Abdulla Aripov | |
| Legislature | Oliy Majlis |
| Senate | |
| Legislative Chamber | |
| Formation | |
• Uzbek SSR established after national delimitation | 27 October 1924 |
• Declared independence from the Soviet Union | 1 September 1991b |
• Formally recognised | 26 December 1991 |
| 2 March 1992 | |
| 8 December 1992 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 448,978 km2 (173,351 sq mi) (56th) |
• Water (%) | 4.9 |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 35,300,000[6][7] (41st) |
• Density | 74.1/km2 (191.9/sq mi) (128th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $335.806 billion[8] (53rd) |
• Per capita | $9,530[8] (126th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | $73.060 billion[8] (78th) |
• Per capita | $2,071[8] (151th) |
| Gini (2013) |  36.7[9][10]medium · 87th |
| HDI (2019) |  0.720[11]high · 106th |
| Currency | Uzbek som (UZS) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
| Date format | dd/mm yyyyc |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +998 |
| ISO 3166 code | UZ |
| Internet TLD | .uz |
Website gov.uz | |
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Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia. It is surrounded by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the south-west. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent. Uzbekistan is part of the Turkic world, as well as a member of the Organization of Turkic States. The Uzbek language is the majority-spoken language in Uzbekistan, other languages include the Russian language and the Tajik language, on the region of Samarkand and Bukhara. Islam is the predominant religion in Uzbekistan, most Uzbeks being Sunni Muslims.