Uzbekistan
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Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O) ʻ Uzbekistan, also known as Uzbekistan, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia, with Russian as the lingua franca. It is one of the two double landlocked countries in the world, with a population of 36.37 million (as of July 2023) and a total of over 130 ethnic groups. The Uzbek ethnic group accounts for 83.8%, the Russian ethnic group accounts for 2.3%, the Tajik ethnic group accounts for 4.8%, and the Kazakh ethnic group accounts for 2.5%. The country has a land area of 448900 square kilometers and its capital is Tashkent. The whole country is divided into one republic, 12 states, and one municipality directly under the central government, sports fitness .
From the 9th to the 11th century AD, the Uzbek people formed. Conquered by the Mongols in the 13th century. In the mid-14th century, a massive empire was established with Samarkand as its capital. In the 16th and 18th centuries, the Bukhara Khanate, the Khiva Khanate, and the Kokand Khanate were established. In the 1860s, it was annexed by the Russian Empire. In 1924, the Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist Republic was established and joined the Soviet Union, becoming one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union. Declared independence on August 31, 1991.
Uzbekistan is the 6th largest cotton producer and 2nd largest cotton exporter in the world, the 7th largest gold producer, and also an important producer of natural gas, coal, copper, oil, silver, and uranium in the region. The country is also a unique example of a smooth transition from a planned economy to a market economy.
In 2020, Uzbekistan's gross domestic product was approximately 57.699 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%, with a per capita gross domestic product of approximately 1685.5 US dollars and an inflation rate of 11.1%. In 2021, Uzbekistan's gross domestic product was approximately 69.2 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%. The per capita gross domestic product was approximately 1861.8 US dollars, with an inflation rate of 9.9%. In the first half of 2022, Uzbekistan's gross domestic product was 35.27 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%.
geographical environment
Uzbekistan is a "double landlocked country" located in the hinterland of Central Asia, and neither it nor its five neighboring countries have any ports to sea. It borders Kazakhstan in the north and northeast, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the east and southeast, Turkmenistan in the west, and Afghanistan in the south. The land area is 448900 square kilometers.
