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Introduction ::Uzbekistan
Background:
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Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum reserves and increasing its manufacturing base. Current concerns include terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.
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Geography ::Uzbekistan
Location:
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Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan
Geographic coordinates:
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41 00 N, 64 00 E
Map references:
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Asia
Area:
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total: 447,400 sq km
country comparison to the world: 57
land: 425,400 sq km
water: 22,000 sq km
Area - comparative:
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slightly larger than California
Land boundaries:
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total: 6,221 km
border countries: Afghanistan 137 km, Kazakhstan 2,203 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,099 km, Tajikistan 1,161 km, Turkmenistan 1,621 km
Coastline:
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0 km (doubly landlocked); note - Uzbekistan includes the southern portion of the Aral Sea with a 420 km shoreline
Maritime claims:
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none (doubly landlocked)
Climate:
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mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
Terrain:
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mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Sariqamish Kuli -12 m
highest point: Adelunga Toghi 4,301 m
Natural resources:
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natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum
Land use:
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arable land: 9.61%
permanent crops: 0.8%
other: 89.58% (2011)
Irrigated land:
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41,980 sq km (2005)
Total renewable water resources:
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48.87 cu km (2011)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 56 cu km/yr (7%/3%/90%)
per capita: 2,113 cu m/yr (2005)
Natural hazards:
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NA
Environment - current issues:
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shrinkage of the Aral Sea has resulted in growing concentrations of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then blown from the increasingly exposed lake bed and contribute to desertification and respiratory health problems; water pollution from industrial wastes and the heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides is the cause of many human health disorders; increasing soil salination; soil contamination from buried nuclear processing and agricultural chemicals, including DDT
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
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along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world
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People and Society ::Uzbekistan
Nationality:
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noun: Uzbekistani
adjective: Uzbekistani
Ethnic groups:
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Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 est.)
Languages:
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Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Religions:
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Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Population:
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28,661,637 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 25.3% (male 3,718,802/female 3,539,436)
15-24 years: 21.1% (male 3,062,438/female 2,990,299)
25-54 years: 42.5% (male 6,043,922/female 6,128,173)
55-64 years: 6.4% (male 861,590/female 965,635)
65 years and over: 4.7% (male 576,908/female 774,434) (2013 est.)
population pyramid:
Median age:
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total: 26.2 years
male: 25.7 years
female: 26.8 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
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0.94% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
Birth rate:
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17.33 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
Death rate:
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5.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
Net migration rate:
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-2.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
Urbanization:
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urban population: 36% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
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TASHKENT (capital) 2.201 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
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28 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 126
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 21.2 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 92
male: 25.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.77 years
country comparison to the world: 126
male: 69.74 years
female: 75.98 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
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1.83 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
Health expenditures:
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5.3% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 127
Physicians density:
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2.617 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
Hospital bed density:
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4.6 beds/1,000 population (2009)
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2010 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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28,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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4.4% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 95
Education expenditures:
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NA
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2009)
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Government ::Uzbekistan
Country name:
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conventional long form: Republic of Uzbekistan
conventional short form: Uzbekistan
local long form: Ozbekiston Respublikasi
local short form: Ozbekiston
former: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Government type:
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republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Capital:
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name: Tashkent (Toshkent)
geographic coordinates: 41 19 N, 69 15 E
time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
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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 [Karakalpakstan Republic]* (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati, Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri [Tashkent City]**, Toshkent Viloyati [Tashkent province], Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch)
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)
Independence:
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1 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
National holiday:
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Independence Day, 1 September (1991)
Constitution:
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adopted 8 December 1992; amended in 2002 and 2011
Legal system:
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civil law system
International law organization participation:
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has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
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chief of state: President Islom KARIMOV (since 24 March 1990, when he was elected president by the then Supreme Soviet; elected president of independent Uzbekistan in 1991)
head of government: Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (since 11 December 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam AZIMOV (since 2 January 2008)
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with approval of both chambers of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis)
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elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term; previously was a five-year term, extended by a 2002 constitutional amendment to seven years and changed back to five years in 2011); election last held on 23 December 2007 (next to be held in early 2015); prime minister, ministers, and deputy ministers appointed by the president
election results: Islom KARIMOV reelected president; percent of vote - Islom KARIMOV 88.1%, Asliddin RUSTAMOV 3.2%, Dilorom TOSHMUHAMEDOVA 2.9%, Akmal SAIDOV 2.6%, other 3.2%
Legislative branch:
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bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of an upper house or Senate (100 seats; 84 members elected by regional governing councils and 16 appointed by the president; members to serve five-year terms) and a lower house or Legislative Chamber (Qonunchilik Palatasi) (150 seats; 135 members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms, while 15 spots reserved for the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan)
elections: last held on 27 December 2009 and 10 January 2010 (next to be held in December 2014)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Legislative Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDPU 53, NDP 32, National Rebirth Party 31, Adolat 19
note: all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President KARIMOV
Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court (judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Supreme Assembly); Constitutional Court, Arbitration Court, Higher Economic Court
Political parties and leaders:
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Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Ekologik Harakati) [Boriy ALIXONOV]; Justice (Adolat) Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan [Ismoil SAIFNAZAROV]; Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Liberal-Demokratik Partiyasi) or LDPU [Muhamadyusuf TESHABOYEV]; National Rebirth Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Milliy Tiklanish) [Akhtam TURSUNOV]; People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Xalq Demokratik Partiyas) or NDP [Lativ GULYAMOV] (formerly Communist Party)
Political pressure groups and leaders:
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there are no significant opposition political parties or pressure groups operating in Uzbekistan
International organization participation:
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ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
Diplomatic representation in the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador Ilhomjon NEMATOV
chancery: 1746 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 887-5300
FAX: [1] (202) 293-6804
consulate(s) general: New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador George KROL
embassy: 3 Moyqo'rq'on, 5th Block, Yunusobod District, Tashkent 100093
mailing address: use embassy street address
telephone: [998] (71) 120-5450
FAX: [998] (71) 120-6335
Flag description:
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three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a white crescent moon (closed side to the hoist) and 12 white stars shifted to the hoist on the top band; blue is the color of the Turkic peoples and of the sky, white signifies peace and the striving for purity in thoughts and deeds, while green represents nature and is the color of Islam; the red stripes are the vital force of all living organisms that links good and pure ideas with the eternal sky and with deeds on earth; the crescent represents Islam and the 12 stars the months and constellations of the Uzbek calendar
National symbol(s):
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khumo (mythical bird)
National anthem:
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name: "O'zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi" (National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan)
lyrics/music: Abdulla ARIPOV/Mutal BURHANOV
note: adopted 1992; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan kept the music of the anthem from its time as a Soviet Republic but adopted new lyrics
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Economy ::Uzbekistan
Economy - overview:
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Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country; 11% of the land is intensely cultivated, in irrigated river valleys. More than 60% of the population lives in densely populated rural communities. Export of hydrocarbons, primarily natural gas, provided 18.5% of foreign exchange earnings in 2011 and 35.1% in the first nine months of 2012. Other major export earners include gold and cotton. Despite ongoing efforts to diversify crops, Uzbekistani agriculture remains largely centered around cotton production, although productiion has dropped by 35% since 1991. Uzbekistan is now the world's fifth largest cotton exporter and sixth largest producer; Uzbekistan is aggressively addressing international criticism for the use of child labor in its cotton harvest. Following independence in September 1991, the government sought to prop up its Soviet-style command economy with subsidies and tight controls on production and prices. While aware of the need to improve the investment climate, the government still sponsors measures that often increase, not decrease, its control over business decisions. A sharp increase in the inequality of income distribution has hurt the lower ranks of society since independence. In 2003, the government accepted Article VIII obligations under the IMF, providing for full currency convertibility. However, strict currency controls and tightening of borders have lessened the effects of convertibility and have also led to some shortages that have further stifled economic activity. The Central Bank often delays or restricts convertibility, especially for consumer goods. According to official statistics, Uzbekistan has posted GDP growth of over 8% per year for several years, driven primarily by state-led investments and a favorable export environment. Growth may slip in 2013 as a result of lower export prices due to the continuing European recesssion. In the past Uzbekistani authorities have accused US and other foreign companies operating in Uzbekistan of violating Uzbekistani tax laws and have frozen their assets, with several new expropriations in 2012. At the same time, the Uzbekistani Government has actively courted several major US and international corporations, offering attractive financing and tax advantages, and has landed a significant US investment in the automotive industry, including the opening of a powertrain manufacturing facility in Tashkent in November, 2011. Uzbekistan has seen few effects from the global economic downturn, primarily due to its relative isolation from the global financial markets.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$104.7 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
$96.79 billion (2011 est.)
$89.37 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$48.3 billion (2012 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
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8.2% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
8.3% (2011 est.)
8.5% (2010 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$3,500 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
$3,300 (2011 est.)
$3,100 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 18.5%
industry: 36.4%
services: 45.1% (2012 est.)
Labor force:
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16.8 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 25.9%
industry: 13.2%
services: 60.9% (2012 est.)
Unemployment rate:
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4.8% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
5% (2011 est.)
note: officially measured by the Ministry of Labor, plus another 20% underemployed
Population below poverty line:
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17% (2011 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 29.6% (2003)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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36.8 (2003)
country comparison to the world: 79
44.7 (1998)
Budget:
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revenues: $16.39 billion
expenditures: $16.51 billion (2012 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
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33.9% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
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-0.2% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
Public debt:
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8.8% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
9.1% of GDP (2011 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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12.7% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 207
12.8% (2011 est.)
note: official data; based on independent analysis of consumer prices, inflation reached 22% in 2012
Stock of narrow money:
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$5.952 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
$5.086 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of broad money:
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$8.31 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
$7.197 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Stock of domestic credit:
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$7.269 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
$6.523 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$NA (31 December 2010)
country comparison to the world: 109
$715.3 million (31 December 2006)
Agriculture - products:
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cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain; livestock
Industries:
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textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, mining, hydrocarbon extraction, chemicals
Industrial production growth rate:
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7.7% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
Current account balance:
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$3.284 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33
$4.52 billion (2011 est.)
Exports:
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$16.65 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
$15.03 billion (2011 est.)
Exports - commodities:
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energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and nonferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles
Exports - partners:
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Russia 20.9%, Turkey 17.1%, China 14.7%, Kazakhstan 10.3%, Bangladesh 8.7% (2011)
Imports:
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$15.53 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
$10.5 billion (2011 est.)
Imports - commodities:
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machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, ferrous and nonferrous metals
Imports - partners:
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Russia 21.4%, South Korea 19.1%, China 15.1%, Germany 7.4%, Kazakhstan 5.6% (2011)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$16 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
$15 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Debt - external:
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$10.46 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
$8.54 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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$NA
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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$NA
Exchange rates:
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Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar -
1,872.3 (2012 est.)
1,715.8 (2011 est.)
1,587.2 (2010 est.)
1,466.7 (2009)
1,317 (2008)
Fiscal year:
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calendar year
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Energy ::Uzbekistan
Electricity - production:
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52.53 billion kWh (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 50
Electricity - consumption:
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42.9 billion kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
Electricity - exports:
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11.66 billion kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
Electricity - imports:
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11.58 billion kWh (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
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12.4 million kW (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
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85.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
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14.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
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0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 198
Crude oil - production:
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104,400 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
Crude oil - exports:
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 200
Crude oil - imports:
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5,000 bbl/day (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
Crude oil - proved reserves:
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594 million bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
Refined petroleum products - production:
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90,690 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
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137,100 bbl/day (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
Refined petroleum products - exports:
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5,488 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
Refined petroleum products - imports:
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 210
Natural gas - production:
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62.9 billion cu m (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
Natural gas - consumption:
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46.8 billion cu m (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
Natural gas - exports:
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13.4 billion cu m (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 20
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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1.841 trillion cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 20
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
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114.3 million Mt (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
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Communications ::Uzbekistan
Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.928 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 59
Telephones - mobile cellular:
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25.442 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 40
Telephone system:
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general assessment: digital exchanges in large cities and in rural areas
domestic: the state-owned telecommunications company, Uzbektelecom, owner of the fixed line telecommunications system, has used loans from the Japanese government and the China Development Bank to upgrade fixed-line services including conversion to digital exchanges; mobile-cellular services are growing rapidly, with the subscriber base reaching 25 million in 2011
international: country code - 998; linked by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay with CIS member states and to other countries by leased connection via the Moscow international gateway switch; after the completion of the Uzbek link to the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable, Uzbekistan plans to establish a fiber-optic connection to Afghanistan (2009)
Broadcast media:
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government controls media; 11 state-owned broadcasters - 7 TV and 4 radio - provide service to virtually the entire country; about 20 privately owned TV stations, overseen by local officials, broadcast to local markets; privately-owned TV stations are required to lease transmitters from the government-owned Republic TV and Radio Industry Corporation; about 15 privately owned radio broadcasters are affiliated with the National Association of Electronic Mass Media of Uzbekistan, a government sponsored NGO for private broadcast media
Internet country code:
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.uz
Internet hosts:
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56,075 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 94
Internet users:
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4.689 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 50
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Transportation ::Uzbekistan
Airports:
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53 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 87
Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 33
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 13
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 4 (2012)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 20
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
under 914 m: 18 (2012)
Pipelines:
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gas 10,253 km; oil 868 km (2010)
Railways:
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total: 3,645 km
country comparison to the world: 47
broad gauge: 3,645 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2008)
Roadways:
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total: 86,496 km
country comparison to the world: 52
paved: 75,511 km
unpaved: 10,985 km (2000)
Waterways:
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1,100 km (2012)
country comparison to the world: 63
Ports and terminals:
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Termiz (Amu Darya)
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Military ::Uzbekistan
Military branches:
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Army, Air and Air Defense Forces (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
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18 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-year conscript service obligation; moving toward a professional military, but conscription will continue; the military cannot accommodate everyone who wishes to enlist, and competition for entrance into the military is similar to the competition for admission to universities (2009)
Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 7,887,292
females age 16-49: 7,886,459 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 6,566,118
females age 16-49: 6,745,818 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
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male: 306,404
female: 295,456 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
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3.5% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 34
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Transnational Issues ::Uzbekistan
Disputes - international:
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prolonged drought and cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan created water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2004; border delimitation of 130 km of border with Kyrgyzstan is hampered by serious disputes around enclaves and other areas
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
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IDPs: undetermined (government forcibly relocated an estimated 3,400 people from villages near the Tajikistan border in 2000-2001; no new data is available) (2012) (2007)
Trafficking in persons:
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current situation: Uzbekistan is a source country for women and girls trafficked to Kazakhstan, Russia, the Middle East, and Asia for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; men are trafficked to Kazakhstan and Russia for purposes of forced labor in the construction, cotton, and tobacco industries; men and women are also trafficked internally for the purposes of domestic servitude, forced labor in the agricultural and construction industries, and for commercial sexual exploitation
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Uzbekistan is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its negligible progress in ending forced labor, including forced child labor, in the annual cotton harvest, and did not make efforts to investigate or prosecute government officials suspected to be complicit in forced labor; the government did not conduct any awareness campaigns regarding forced labor in the annual cotton harvest or other internal trafficking, but did continue its previous awareness campaigns about the dangers of transnational trafficking (2008)
Illicit drugs:
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transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and small amounts of opium poppy for domestic consumption; poppy cultivation almost wiped out by government crop eradication program; transit point for heroin precursor chemicals bound for Afghanistan
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