| Capital | nombre: Tashkent (Toshkent) coordenadas geográficas: 41 19 N, 69 15 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| División administrativa | 12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonom respublikasi), and 1 city** (shahar); Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati [Bukhara Province], Farg'ona Viloyati [Fergana Province], Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi [Karakalpakstan Republic]* (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati [Samarkand Province], Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri [Tashkent City]**, Toshkent Viloyati [Tashkent Province], Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) |
| Independencia | 1 Septiembre 1991 (from the Soviet Union) |
| Feriado nacional | Día de la Independencia, 1 Septiembre (1991) |
| Constitución | history: several previous; latest adoptada 8 Diciembre 1992 amendments: proposed by the Supreme Assembly or by referendum; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of both houses of the Assembly or passage in a referendum; modificada several times, last in 2017 (2018) |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Presidente Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (interim president from 8 September 2016; formally elected president on 4 December 2016 to succeed longtime Presidente Islom KARIMOV, who died on 2 September 2016) jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Abdulla ARIPOV (desde 14 December 2016); First Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Transport Achilbay RAMATOV (desde 15 December 2016) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with most requiring approval of the Senate chamber of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term; previously a 5-year term, extended by a 2002 constitutional amendment to 7 years, and reverted to 5 years in 2011); election last held on 4 December 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister nominated by majority party in legislature desde 2011, but appointed along with the ministers and deputy ministers by the president election results: Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV elected president in first round; percent of vote - Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (LDPU) 88.6%, Hotamjon KETMONOV (NDP) 3.7%, Narimon UMAROV (Adolat) 3.5%, Sarvar OTAMURODOV (Milliy Tiklanish/National Revival) 2.4%, other 1.8% |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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