Country Profile
Uzbekistan,officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is the only Doubly Landlocked Country in Central Asia and one of only two such countries worldwide.Uzbekistan is divided into 12 Provinces;1 Autonomous Republic and 1 Independent City.
Uzbekistan is Central Asia's most populous country and comprise nearly half the Region's Total Population
Uzbekistan has the 4th Largest Gold Deposits in the World. The Country Mines 80 Tons of Gold Annually, seventh in the world. Uzbekistan's Copper Deposits Rank 10th in the world and its Uranium Deposits 12th .
Capital Tashkent
Currency Uzbekistan Som
Official Language Uzbek
Population 30 Million(2011 Estimate)
Ethnic Groups 80% Uzbeks;6%Russians;3%Kazakhs and 11% Others
Flag of Uzbekistan
Politics and Government
Uzbekistan is a Presidential Republic where the President is both the Head of State and Head of Govt.The President is elected by popular vote for a seven-year term.The President appoints the Prime Minister.
President of Uzbekistan
Islom Abdug‘aniyevich Karimov is the 1st and Current President of Uzbekistan in office from March 24,1990. Under terms of a December 27, 1995 referendum, Islam Karimov's first term was extended. Another national referendum was held on January 27, 2002 to extend the Constitutional Presidential term from 5 years to 7 years.
Prime Minister of Uzbekistan
Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev is the Current Prime Minister of Uzbekistan in office from Dec 11,2003
Parliament of Uzbekistan(Oliy Majlis)
The Supreme Assembly or National Assembly is the Parliament of Uzbekistan(Oliy Majlis) which is Bicameral where -
Legislative Chamber has 150 members elected for a five-year terms and
Senate which has 100 members who are elected at the sessions of district, regional and city deputies, and 16 appointed by the President.
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