Languages: Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%
Religions: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Formal name: Republic of Uzbekistan
Alternate names: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi, Oʻzbekiston, Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, Ŭzbekiston, Ŭzbekiston Respublikasi, Uzbekskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika
Government type: presidential republic; highly authoritarian
Leaders: chief of state: President Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV; head of government: Prime Minister Abdulla ARIPOV
Capital: Tashkent
Administrative divisions: 12 provinces, 1 autonomous republic, and 1 city
GDP per capita (PPP): $6,100 (2015 est.)
Exports: energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and nonferrous metals, textiles, foodstuffs, machinery, automobiles
Imports: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, ferrous and nonferrous metals