COUNTRY Uzbekistan

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Country Name

Uzbekistan

Country Code

UZ UZB

Country Calling Code

+998

Country Profile

A virtual guide to Uzbekistan, a landlocked country in Central Asia south and southeast of the Aral Sea, bordered by Kazakhstan in west and north east, by Turkmenistan in south west, it has a short border with Afghanistan in south (145 km), Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in east. The country occupies an area of 447,400 km˛, Uzbekistan is about the size of Sweden, or slightly larger than the U.S. state of California. The landscape of Uzbekistan is dry with mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert, inclusive sand dunes. Only about 10% of the country's area is intensively cultivated with irrigated land in river valleys and oases.

Capital Name

Tashkent

Languages

Uzbek (Turkic tongue), Russian,, Tajik

Country Currency

Uzbek Soum (UZS)

 

Time Zone

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

3.3 crores (2018)

Country Area

447 400 sq. km., (172 742 sq. mi.)

Place to Visit

Ark, Bukhara Registan Samarkand Amir Timur Museum, Tashkent The Walled City of Khiva Chor Minor, Bukhara Gur-e-Amir, Samarkand Chorsu Bazaar, Tashkent Palace of Khudayar Khan, Kokand Lyab i Hauz Bukhara Aydarkul Lake

News

UzA Uzbekistan's National News Agency- Jahon. Information Agency "Jahon" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Narodnoye Slovo - Daily news (in Russian). Pravda Vostoka Daily news (in Russian). Hurriyat -Independent weekly. Uzbekistan Today - Official news. The Uzbekistan Report. News Analysis, Business. International news sources - Uzbekistan News. Daily national and international news. TV/Radio- National Television and Radio Company Radio Oriat - Local Uzbek radio station. O’zbegim Taronasi. Tashkent radio station.

Art Culture

Arts & Culture Art and Craft of Uzbekistan Site about Uzbekistan's art and artistic handicrafts. Gulya Gromova Site of a talented Uzbek painter. Human Wear Art gallery “Human wear” a designer-led company from Uzbekistan. Silk Road Dance Company Uzbek dance company with traditional and fusion dances from the Middle East and Central Asia.

Economy Business

Central Bank The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Uzbek National Bank National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Uzinfoinvest Newly established agency of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations. UzReport A Business Information Portal.

Transport

Business & Economy Central Bank The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Uzbek National Bank National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Uzinfoinvest Newly established agency of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations. UzReport A Business Information Portal. __ Transportation Airline Uzbekistan Airways Tashkent based airline, flights within the CIS, plus destinations in Europe, Middle East, the US and Asia.

Tourism

Discover Uzbekistan: Tashkent, Samarkand, Shakhrisabz, Bukhara, Khiva, Fergana Valley, the Great Silk Road. Find accommodation, hotels, attractions, festivals, events, tourist boards, tours and much more by following the links below.

Education

Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan Ferghana State University Educational institution of Ferghana region. National University of Uzbekistan Official web site of the university (in Uzbek) Samarkand State University Official web site of Samarkand State University. Tashkent Islamic University Founded in 1999. University of World Economy and Diplomacy Educational institution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . List of Uzbek Universities Address list of Uzbek Universities.

Visa Process

NOTES FOR UZBEKISTAN TOURIST VISAS: Maximum Stay: 30 days TOURIST REQUIREMENTS FOR UZBEKISTAN VISAS: One completed Uzbekistan visa application. You must complete this form online, print and sign One passport type photo Physical passport with 6 months validity beyond trip completion and one blank visa page Non-USA passport holders must provide a copy of green card or US Visa and I-94 One copy of flight itinerary One Allied Passport & Visa order form

Additional Information

Climate: Desert-continental; long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east. Type: Republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch. Independence: 1 September 1991 (from the USSR). Constitution: 8 December 1992. Natural resources: Gold, uranium, copper, natural gas, tungsten, potassium salts, phosphorus and kaolin. Agriculture products: Cotton, fourth-largest producer worldwide; vegetables, fruits, grain, livestock. Industries: Textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, natural gas. Exports - commodities: energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and nonferrous metals, textiles, foodstuffs, machinery, automobiles. Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, ferrous and nonferrous metals.

 

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