Uzbekistan’s investment potential
Country
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The official name of the country |
Uzbekistan |
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Capital |
Tashkent |
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The largest regions in terms of the population |
Samarkand region (3 716 600 people) |
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Independence |
On August 31, 1991, at the extraordinary session of the Supreme Council of the Uzbek SSR in Tashkent, a resolution was adopted “On proclaiming state independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan” and the law “On foundations of state independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan”. The resolution also renamed the Uzbek SSR into the Republic of Uzbekistan. |
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Political structure |
Democratic state of law |
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President |
Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev |
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Geography |
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Location |
Uzbekistan is located in the southwestern part of Central Asia. |
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Geographical coordinates |
The northern point of Uzbekistan is located in the northeast of Ustyurt plateau (45° 36′ N), the south – near the city of Termez on the banks of Amudarya (37° 11′ N), the western – on Ustyurt plateau (56° E), eastern – in the east of Fergana Valley (73° 10′ E) |
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Territory |
448 900 sq. km |
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Neighboring States |
In the east – Kyrgyzstan; in the northeast, north and northwest – Kazakhstan; in the south-west and south – Turkmenistan; in the south – Afghanistan and in the south-east – Tajikistan |
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Climate |
The climate of Uzbekistan is classified as continental, with hot summers and cool winters. The southern part of the country is the warmest, and the northern part is the coldest. In summer, temperature often exceeds 41° C (106° F), and can even reach 45° C (113° F) and higher. Humidity is not high. Winter temperature average around -8° C (18° F), but can fall to -40 °C (-40° F). Most of the country is also quite arid, with average annual rainfall ranging in size from 100 (3.9 inches) and 200 (7.9 inches) in millimeters and occurs mostly in winter and spring. |
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Timezone |
GMT +5 |
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Society |
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Population |
32,9 million people (July 2018) |
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Economically active population |
14,357 million people (2017) |
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Demography |
In 2017, the number of births was 715.5 thousand people, and the number of deaths in 2017 was 161.5 thousand people. According to preliminary data, in January-December 2017, the number of arrivals in the republic amounted to 157.1 thousand people, the number of departures – 177.7 thousand people. |
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Languages |
Uzbek (official language), Karakalpak, Kazakh, Turkmen, Uygur, Kyrgyz, Azeri, Russian, Tajik, etc. |
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Telephone code |
+998 |
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Country Code Top Level Domain |
.uz |
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Power supply voltage |
220 V, 50-60 Hz |
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Traffic |
Right side |
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Economy |
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Currency |
Sum |
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Finance center |
Tashkent |
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GDP |
48,65 billion USD (2017) |
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GDP per capita |
1502 USD (2017) |
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Export volume |
2,71 billion USD (2017) |
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Import volume |
2,54 billion USD (2017) |
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Number of tourists |
2,52 million people (2017) |
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Foreign direct investment |
4,5 billion USD (2017) |
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Number of companies with foreign capital |
5517 (January 2018) |
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Sectors of economy with the largest amounts of foreign investment and loans |
mining industry (57%), processing industry (13%), information and communication (10%), transportation and storage (9%) (2017) |
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Inflation rate |
14,4% (CPI — 2017г.) |
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Main export markets |
China (16%), Russia (15.5%), Kazakhstan (7.8%), Turkey (6.2%), Afghanistan (4.3%) (2017) |
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Main import sources |
China (21%), Russia (20.8%), Republic of Korea (9.5%), Kazakhstan (7.7%), Turkey (5.2%) (2017) |
