Basic facts about Uzbekistan

The following is some basic information about Uzbekistan. (Updated: 2006/04/23)

National Emblem of Uzbekistan

Geography: Located in Central Asia, the landlocked Uzbekistan borders Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Uzbekistan is over 447,000 square kilometers in area.

Population: 26.1 million

Capital: Tashkent

Official language: Uzbek

Natural resources: Gold, cotton, oil and natural gas are four mainstays of Uzbekistan's economy. It is also rich in silver, platinum and zinc.

China - Uzbekistan Bilateral Relations

( Last Update: 2003/10/12)

I. Review of Bilateral Political Relations

On January 2, 2002, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan respectively sent a message to their Uzbekistan counterparts Karimov and Kamilov congratulating upon the 10th anniversary of the founding of Sino-Uzbekistan diplomatic relations.

From January 19 to 21, 2002, The Chinese delegation headed by State Councilor Simayi Aimait visited Uzbekistan and met with Chairman of Uzbekistan Supreme Assembly Khalilov and Prime Minister Utekur Sultanov. He also attended the activities celebrating the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Uzbekistan diplomatic relations.

From January 27 to 30, 2002, Vice Chairman of Uzbekistan Supreme Assembly Bugrilov headed a delegation to China for the attendance at the activities celebrating the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Uzbekistan diplomatic relations. Chairman Li Peng of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Vice Chairman of the NPC Tiemar Dawamait, and Vice Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing respectively met with the delegation.

From June 25 to July 3, 2002, Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate Zhang Qiong headed a procuratorate delegation to visit Uzbekistan and held talks with his Uzbekistan counterpart Kadelov.