Head of state: Islam A. Karimov
Head of government: Shavkat Miramanovitch Mirziyaev
Form of government: Republic
Area: 447,400 km2
Capital: Tashkent
Population: 27.8m
Religions: 88% Muslims (majority Sunni), other
Language: Uzbek
Currency: Uszbekistani soum (UZS)
Gross domestic product (gdp) 2010: USD 37.7bn
Change against previous year: +8%
Gdp per person 2010: USD 1,335
Swiss colony 2010: 38 persons
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 99.9m
Change against previous year: +21%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 34.2m
Change against previous year: +153%