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Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a sovereign, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the south-west.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.10.09

  • Context

    Not free according to Freedom House (score 12/100). Freedom House 2025

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The Institute's composite reading

Risque élevé

5.1 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 2.5
  • Economy 7.0
  • Diplomacy 5.0
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

UN list of 2026.10.07: 1 person and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 30 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 16 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 5 (list of 2026.09.22).

Capital
Tashkent
Population
37,859,698 inh.
Area
447,400 km²
Currency
UZS
Regime
presidential system

Executive in office

Chavkat Mirzioïev

Head of State

Chavkat Mirzioïev

since 2016.09.08 Parti démocratique populaire d'Ouzbékistan

Abdulla Nigʻmatovich Oripov

Head of Government

Abdulla Nigʻmatovich Oripov

since 2016.12.14 Parti libéral-démocrate d'Ouzbékistan

Government in office 1 members

Ministre de l'éducation publique de la République d'Ouzbékistan

Ezozkhon Karimova

since 2025.07.31 Education

Parliament

Chambre législative

150 seats

Sénat

100 seats

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

147 G$

2025 ↑ +21.2 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

3,968 $

2025 ↑ +18.9 % vs 2024

Growth

7.7 %

2025 ↑ +1.0 pt vs 2024

Inflation

8.8 %

2025 ↓ -0.8 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

4.6 %

2025 ↑ +0.2 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

2.9 %

2018

Life expectancy

72.5 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.22/1

#135 electoral autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

12/100

Not Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

31/100

#1242025

Press freedom (RSF)

35/100

#1472026

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #7 Or 2024
  • #5 Uranium 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

24 Md$

Imports

38 Md$

Balance

-14 Md$

Top exports

  • Or 8 Md$
  • Coton + textile 3 Md$
  • Gaz naturel 1 Md$

Top imports

  • Voitures + pièces 5 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 29%
  • GBR 31%
  • FRA 34%
  • DEU 34%
  • RUS 71%
  • CHN 78%
  • IND 65%

Abstention: 30%

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.74/1

#1072023

Gini

32.7

moderate2025

Refugees hosted

5

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

5,164

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Hymne national de l'Ouzbékistan

Composer · Mutal Burhonov

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • UN
  • OSCE
  • SCO
  • CIS
  • Organization of Turkic States
  • OIC

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,274 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,804, or ×1.0.

French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2025 · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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