Uzbekistan

Country code: UZ

Location: Central Asia

Area: 447,400 sq km

Population: 28,128,600 (est 2011.)

Capital: Tashkent

Languages: Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%

Currency: Uzbekistani Sum

Religions: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%

Industries: textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, gold, oil, natural gas, chemicals

Agriculture (products): cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain; livestock

Exports (commodities): cotton, gold, energy products, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery and equipment, automobiles

Imports (commodities): machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, ferrous and non-ferrous metals

BDP: 37.72 billion USD (est 2010.)

BDP/p.c.: 3,100 USD (est 2010.)

Trademarks

Use of the mark: compulsory
Non-use period: 5 years after the registration date
Duration of protection: 10 years after the filing date or last renewal date

Forms:

Power of attorney

Patents

Examination:
- patent: issued after a formal and substantial examination – valid for 20 years

Designs

Duration of protection: 10 years from the filing date