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Republic of Uzbekistan

O‘zbekiston Respublikasi
Ўзбекистон Республикаси


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Capital
(and largest city)

Tashkent
41°16′N 69°13′E / 41.267°N 69.217°E / 41.267; 69.217

Official language(s)

Uzbek

Recognised regional languages

Karakalpak

Language for inter-ethnic
communication

Russian

Ethnic groups

80.0% Uzbek
5.5% Russian
5.0%-5.5% (Official Uzbek Statistics), (30% Foltz, Cordell, Jonson) Tajik [1][2][3][4]
3.0% Kazakh
2.5% Karakalpak
1.5% Tatar
2.5% Others [5]

Demonym

Uzbekistani;[6] also Uzbek

Government

Presidential republic

- President

Islam Karimov

- Prime Minister

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Independence

from the Soviet Union

- Formation

17471

- Uzbek SSR

27 October 1924

- Declared

1 September 1991

- Recognized

8 December 1991

- Completed

25 December 1991

Area

- Total

447,400 km2 (56th)
172,742 sq mi

- Water (%)

4.9

Population

- 2009 estimate

27,606,007 [7] (45th)

- Density

61.4/km2 (136th)
159.1/sq mi

GDP (PPP)

2008 estimate

- Total

$71.618 billion[8]

- Per capita

$2,634[8]

GDP (nominal)

2008 estimate

- Total

$27.918 billion[8]

- Per capita

$1,026[8]

Gini (2000)

26.8 ▼ 0.21 (low) (95th)

HDI (2007)

▲ 0.710[9] (medium) (119th)

Currency

Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS)

Time zone

UZT (UTC+5)

- Summer (DST)

not observed (UTC+5)

Drives on the

right

Internet TLD

.uz

Calling code

998

Samarkand

Samarkand is the second largest city of Uzbekistan and is of the same age as Rome, Athens and Babylon- more than 25 centuries old. Ancient Arab manuscripts refer to it as the “Gem of the East”, Europeans called it the “The Land of Scientists”. A majestic and beautiful city, Samarkand is the city of legends.

When Alexander the Great first time saw Samarkand, he exclaimed “ I heard that the city was beautiful but never thought that it could be so beautiful and majestic”.
Yes, by any standards the city has an astonishing collection of ancient monuments. The turquoise domes of Samarkand is among the world’s most evocative architectural symbols. The most magnificent landmark in this old city is Registan Square- a traditional center of the city.

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Samarkand

View of the Registan