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Uzbekistan - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Tashkent   2,300,000  
Samarkand   370,000  
Mamangan   312,000  
Andizhan   297,000  
Boukhara   228,000  
Fergana   176,000  



Total population (millions): 25.9
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 37%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: 1.3%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 447,400


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Uzbek 71.5
Russian 8.5
Tajik5
Kazakh4
Tartar 2.4
Other 8.6




Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Tashkent


GMT+5


Languages


Official language: Uzbek.
Russian is widely spoken. It is notably the language spoken for business and official administrations

Free translation tools in Uzbkistan :
Zangari
Free Uzbek-English dictionary



Religion


Religious practises : Sunni Muslims 88%
Orthodox 9%
Others 3%.


Political system


The independence of Uzbekistan was promulgated in August 31, 1991. The Constitution of December 8, 1992 stipulates that Uzbekistan is a Democratic Republic, multi-party and with a presidential regime. Actually, the president has almost full power and the opposition does not really have the opportunity to express itself. The president leads the government and the administration work. He appoints and dismisses the Cabinet members as well as the State representatives of the regions and he determines the administrative organization. The president of the Republic also leads the Ministerial meetings. The ministers are appointed by the president. The president of the Uzbek Republic can be re-elected once (two consecutive terms). The role of the parliament only consists in validating the laws. The political system in Uzbekistan is characterised by an extremely important centralisation. For instance, the administrative authorities do not have any autonomy.


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors in Uzbkistan 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 332   231   ..   n.a.
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


Tashkent: Navoi Opera House and Museum of Fine Arts.
Samarkand: Registan, Bibi - Khanym Mosque, Khiva.
Eski Shahkhar's old city.

For more information about tourism in Uzbkistan , check out the following web site(s) :
Informations portal on tourism in Uzbekistan


Food


Traditional dishes


Uzbek food has been highly influenced by Turkish food. There are many culinary specialties and a lot of dishes are spicy.
Plov: mutton cuts served with grated turnips and rice.
Shashlyk: spicy mutton and onions kebab, cooked in charcoal.
Manty: small fresh raviolis stuffed with beef.
Shorpas: large variety of fresh vegetable soups.
Finally in Uzbekistan, and more particularly over the autumn and the summer, it is impossible to avoid eating fruits. Indeed, there is there a large variety of fruits: grapes, apricots, pomegranates and particularly watermelons in the summer.
Drinks: Uzbeks like tea and they drink it at anytime: it is interesting to note that you can find tea breweries or Chai-Khanas. Uzbeks also drink Kefir which is a yoghurt-based cool and substantial drink, often drunk at breakfast.
Amateurs of alcohols will enjoy the Uzbek sparkling wine, also called Shampanski.

Food-related taboos


To eat pork is prohibited in Uzbekistan.

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