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Uzbekistan is located in the central part of Central Asia. In the east it borders with Kyrgyzstan, in the northeast, north and northwest with Kazakhstan, in the southwest and south with Turkmenistan, in the south with Afghanistan and in the southeast with Tajikistan. The total length of the borders is about 5300 km.

Official country name: Republic of Uzbekistan
Capital: Tashkent
Area: 447.4 thousand km2.
Political structure: Legal democratic state
Population: more than 34 million people (2020)
State language: Uzbek language
President: Mirziyoyev Shavkat Miromonovich
Currency: Uzbek sum. Currency exchange offices are available in all hotels.
Timezone:<GMT +5
Phone code: +998———
Country top-level domain: .uz
Power supply voltage: 220 V, 50 Hz
Traffic: Right
Largest regions: Samarkand region, Fergana region, Kashkadarya region, Andijan region, Tashkent city

Public holidays

January 1 – New Year
March 8 – International Women’s Day
March 21 – Navruz
May 9 – Day of Remembrance and Honor
September 1 – Independence Day
October 1 – Day of the Teacher and Mentor
December 8 – Constitution Day
the first days of the religious holidays Ruza Khayit and Kurban Khayit.

Investment potential

Modern Uzbekistan is a leading industrial state in the heart of Central Asia, ensuring stability and economic development of the region as a whole.

Among the advantages offered by the modern economy of Uzbekistan for foreign companies are political and macroeconomic stability, favorable natural and climatic conditions, hospitable and hardworking people, and many others.

Of the advantages, the key factors for the success of doing business in Uzbekistan are: a rich resource base, an advantageous geographical location in the center of the largest regional markets, a transport and logistics system integrated into the network of land and air communications of international importance, a diversified industrial base and scientific and intellectual, human resources of the republic.

More than 2,800 deposits and promising manifestations of minerals have been discovered in the republic, the total mineral resource potential of the country is about 3.5 trillion. dollars For many positions, incl. non-metallic and metallic minerals, agricultural raw materials, Uzbekistan occupies one of the leading places in the world. In particular, in terms of copper reserves – 11th place, in terms of gold production – 9th, uranium – 8th, cotton fiber – 5th place.

Proximity to vast sales markets and a developed transport infrastructure of Uzbekistan, integrated into the multimodal communications system of Eurasia, also predetermine the prospects for investment and trade and economic cooperation.

Foreign companies, investing in Uzbekistan, get the opportunity to enter the 5 largest and most dynamically growing markets – these are the CIS countries with a market of more than 300 million people, Central and Eastern Europe, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East. The need to increase the production and export potential of Uzbekistan is evidenced by the fact that Uzbekistan is located in the center of 5 largest and most dynamically growing markets in the world – these are the markets of the CIS, East and Southeast Asia, South Asia, incl. Afghanistan, Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe.

Competition in these markets, in today’s conditions, foreign companies can win only by using the absolute and comparative advantages of Uzbekistan.

First of all, this is the advantageous geographical position of the republic at the intersection of all trade routes between the above regions, a developed multimodal network covering markets far beyond Central Asia, incl. eastern Middle East, northern India and western China.

Unprecedented conditions for the development of dynamically growing and, in many respects, remaining uncovered markets of Central Asia and the CIS are also due to the possibility of duty-free access by Uzbek manufacturers to the markets of Central Asia with a population of 74 million people and the CIS with a population of 300 million people.

To obtain a visa, please contact the consular section of the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in your country,
or ourofficial tour operator.

Visa-free entry

Citizens of a number of CIS countries, in particular Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine, do not require an entry visa to visit the Republic of Uzbekistan.

For citizens of the following 76 countries, there is a visa-free regime for up to 30 days. (A complete list can be requested from the official tour operator).

Obtaining a Visa on Arrival at Tashkent Airport

A visa at the airport in Tashkent can be obtained by citizens of countries where there are no Consulates or Embassies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, or citizens who do not have enough time to obtain a visa at the Consulate or Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the location.

ELECTRONIC VISA

In July 2018, the government of Uzbekistan introduced electronic visas for citizens from 101 countries.e-Visa allow you to enter Uzbekistan once and stay in the country for up to 30 days. An electronic visa to Uzbekistan will be valid for 3 months from the date of issue.

You can get more information about visa to Uzbekistan on the site < b>Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry

For entry to Uzbekistan all air, rail and road checkpoints can be used.

Up-to-date information on the status of changes in the rules for entry into the Republic of Uzbekistan:https://mfa.uz/ru/press/categories/covid-19-operativnyj-stab-mid