Museums of Uzbekistan

The republic of Uzbekistan

The Republic of Uzbekistan is a country located in the central part of Central Asia. The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent, and the state language is Uzbek. Area - 448,978 [4] km2.

Population (2020) - 34,011,621 [5]. The currency is the soum. The Republic of Uzbekistan consists of 12 regions, the city of Tashkent and the Republic of Karakalpakstan, and is an independent, democratic, secular and constitutional state. Uzbekistan is a member of the CIS, UN, OSCE and SCO. Uzbekistan is divided into five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan in the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan from the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and borders Turkmenistan in the southwest.Uzbekistan's economy is gradually transitioning to a market economy, and foreign trade policy is based on import substitution. In September 2017, the country's currency is fully converted at the

market rate. Uzbekistan is a major producer

and exporter of cotton fiber. The country also has the largest gold mine in the world.

Uzbekistan became the largest electricity producer in Central Asia, with huge Soviet-era power generation facilities and natural gas supplies.