Uzbekistán
- Official Name:
- Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)
- Area:
- 447.400 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 27.780.059 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km (doubly landlocked); Note - Uzbekistan includes the southern portion of the Aral Sea with a 420 km shoreline
- Capital:
- Tashkent (Toshkent)
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Termiz (Amu Darya)
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic (respublika), and 1 city (shahar); Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati, Farg'ona Viloyati, Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati, Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri, Toshkent Viloyati, Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch)
- Language(s):
- Uzbek 74,3%, Russian 14,2%, Tajik 4,4%, other 7,1%
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 1 September (1991)
- Nationality:
- Uzbekistani
- Official time:
- UTC 5.
- Member of:
- AsDB, CIS, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
- Internet country code:
- .uz
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Uzbekistani soum (UZS) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 2.000 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 10.830.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 7,3% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 31,1%
- Industry: 25,7%
- Services: 43,2%
- Labor force:
- 14.440.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1995):
-
- Agriculture 44%
- Industry: 20%
- Services 36%
- Unemployment rate:
- 3% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 7,6% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 4.080.000.000
- Expenditures: USD 4.240.000.000
- Public debt:
- 29,7% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 1.410.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 5.510.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Cotton, gold, energy products, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles
- Exports - Partners:
- Russia 23,8%, China 11,9%, Kazakhstan 6,9%, Turkey 6,9%, Ukraine 5,4%, Bangladesh 4,7%, Poland 4,2%, Tajikistan 4% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 3.990.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, ferrous and non-ferrous metals
- Imports - partners:
- Russia 26,6%, South Korea 15,2%, Germany 8,8%, Kazakhstan 7,1%, China 7,1%, Turkey 4,7%, Ukraine 4,7% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 2.986.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 4.713.000.000 (2006)
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