Uzbekistan Useful information
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1. BACKGROUND
Official Name of the Country : Republic of Uzbekistan National Anthem : State Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan 
National Day : 1 September Capital City : Tashkent Other Major Cities : Samarkand, Namangan, Andijan, Nukus Official Language(s) : Uzbek -
2. GEOGRAPHY and CLIMATE
Location and Geographic Coordinates : (41 00 N, 64 00 E) Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan Total Area : 447,400 km² Total Land Area : 425,400 km² Total Water Area : 22,000 km² Land Boundaries : 6,893 km Border Countries : 5 border countries: Afghanistan (144 km); Kazakhstan (2,330 km); Kyrgyzstan (1,314 km); Tajikistan (1,312 km); Turkmenistan (1,793 km) Coastline : 0 km (landlocked) Climate and Weather : Uzbekistan’s geographical position in the centre of a large land mass, far from oceans, contributes to the dryness and continentality of its climate. Intrinsic to its climate are long, dry hot summers, cool and wet autumns, and cold winters with thaws. The continentality of the climate can be readily seen in the considerable and sudden changes of meteorological elements during the year and variations by years, etc. -
3. SOCIETY and DEMOGRAPHICS
Nationality : Uzbek Human Development Index : 0.73 Index Value (2022) Human Development Index Rank : 106 Rank Value (2022) Population, Total : 35,163,940 Number (2023) Growth Rate of Population, Annual : 1.54 Percent (2023) Total Fertility Rate : 2.76 Births per Woman (2023) Population Density, per km2 : 79.8 Persons (2023) Adult Literacy Rate : 100 Percent (2022) -
4. ECONOMY and SECTORS
Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period : 12338.77 National Currency Units (2023) GDP, Current Prices : 80,391,856,039 USD (2022) GDP per Capita (Current Prices) : 2,322 USD (2022) Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP : 5.28 Percent (2022) Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP : 7.74 Percent (2021) Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes : 4.32 Percent (2024) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) : 2,531 USD (2022) ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) : 1,592 USD (2022) Merchandise Exports : 15,349,649,063 USD (2022) Main Merchandise Export Partners : China, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan Merchandise Imports : 28,172,927,206 USD (2022) Main Merchandise Import Partners : Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Türkiye Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports : 4,365,408,411 USD (2022) Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) : Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports : 6,810,817,941 USD (2022) Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) : Kazakhstan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan Natural Resources : Natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum Main Agricultural Products : Whole fresh cow milk; Indigenous cattle meat; Cotton lint; Wheat; Tomatoes; Grapes
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AGRICULTURE
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BANKING, MONEY AND PRICES
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CRIME AND JUSTICE
Drug Seizures, Cannabis Plants [Kg Equivalent] : 76.00 (2002) Timeplot Drug Seizures, Cocaine Salts [Kg Equivalent] : 0.01 (2018) Timeplot Drug Seizures, Hashish [Kg Equivalent] : 111.64 (2019) Timeplot Drug Seizures, Heroin [Kg Equivalent] : 40.94 (2019) Timeplot Drug Seizures, Marijuana [Kg Equivalent] : 736.41 (2019) Timeplot Drug Seizures, Opium [Kg Equivalent] : 224.62 (2019) Timeplot Police-Recorded Offences, Kidnapping [Number] : 23.00 (2017) Timeplot Police-Recorded Offences, Robbery [Number] : 831.00 (2017) Timeplot Police-Recorded Offences, Serious Assault [Number] : 1,397.00 (2017) Timeplot -
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION
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WATER
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YOUTH