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Complete details about Uzbekistan in Asia with capital city Toskent

Country NameUzbekistan (Uzbekiston)
Country CodeUZB
Capital CityToskent
ContinentAsia
RegionSouthern and Central Asia
Independence Year1991
Population24318000
Surface Area447400.0
Life Expectancy63.7 years
GNP14194.0 (old 21300.0)
Government FormRepublic

Spoken Languages

Karakalpak     (2.0%)
Kazakh     (3.8%)
Russian     (10.9%)
Tadzhik     (4.4%)
Tatar     (1.8%)
Uzbek [official]     (72.6%)

Major Cities

Toskent, Toskent Shahri     (population 2117500)
Namangan, Namangan     (population 370500)
Samarkand, Samarkand     (population 361800)
Andijon, Andijon     (population 318600)
Buhoro, Buhoro     (population 237100)
Karsi, Qashqadaryo     (population 194100)
Nukus, Karakalpakistan     (population 194100)
Kükon, Fargona     (population 190100)
Fargona, Fargona     (population 180500)
Circik, Toskent     (population 146400)
Margilon, Fargona     (population 140800)
Ürgenc, Khorazm     (population 138900)
Angren, Toskent     (population 128000)
Cizah, Cizah     (population 124800)
Navoi, Navoi     (population 116300)
Olmalik, Toskent     (population 114900)
Termiz, Surkhondaryo     (population 109500)

Uzbekistan's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: EurasiaNetWed, 23 May 2012 08:45:13 -0700
Tajikistan & Uzbekistan: A Feud that is a Fly in Central Asia's Ointment

Relations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have been frosty for most of the post- Soviet era, but they have taken a particularly nasty turn lately. Uzbek leaders are now maintaining an economic blockade on Tajikistan, halting rail traffic and ...   read full story


Publisher: Washington PostTue, 22 May 2012 10:00:06 -0700
Australia's Bernard Tomic, Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin reach 2nd round in Nice

NICE, France ? Fifth-seeded Bernard Tomic of Australia and seventh-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan won Tuesday to reach the second round of the Open de Nice. Tomic beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-2, 6-3, breaking serve twice in each set.   read full story

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Publisher: FOXSports.comTue, 22 May 2012 10:27:34 -0700
Tomic reaches Open de Nice 2nd round read full story


Publisher: Trend.azWed, 23 May 2012 06:49:39 -0700
Uzbekistan to begin reconstruction of road worth $211 mln

Uzbekistan in 2012 will begin reconstruction of a section of Tashkent - Osh road, passing through the Kamchik pass and connecting the center of the country with the Ferghana Valley, the head of the project implementation unit (PIU) for the development ...   read full story


Publisher: Trend.azWed, 23 May 2012 02:16:17 -0700
Uzbekistan, Austria discuss prospects for cooperation

Cooperation with Uzbekistan for Austria is one of the priorities in the relations with eastern countries, the co-chairman of the co-joint Uzbek-Austrian commission on trade and economic cooperation, the general director of foreign economic relations of ...   read full story