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- Area: 447,400 sq km
- Capital: Tashkent
- Population: 26.8 million
- National holiday: January 1 - New Year, January 14 - Nation's Defenders Day, March 8 - International Women's Day,
March 21 – Navruz, May 9 - Day of Remembrance and Honors (fmr. Victory Day), September 1 - Independence Day, October 1 - Teacher's Day,
December 8 - Constitution Day. Movable national holidays - Iyd-al-Fitr (after Ramadan) and Iyd-al-Adha (after pilgrimage).
- Currency code: Uzbekistani Som (UZS) is divided into 100 tiyin; 1 USD = 1304 UZS ( as of 29.04.2008)
- Langue(s): Uzbek (official)
- Time zone: GMT +5
- Joined ILO in 1992
International Organizations
Government
- Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population
Aktam KHAITOV (Mr.), Acting Minister (since 18.01.08)
Avloniy str., 20A
Tashkent, Uzbekistan 700100
Tel. (99871) 139 12 72, (99871) 139 41 24
Fax (99871) 139 41 56, (99871) 139 41 12, (99871) 139 88 31
E-mail: mehnat@uzpak.uz
Employers' Organizations
Business Women’s Association of Uzbekistan
Dildora ALIMBEKOVA (Ms.), Chairperson
Gulnara MAKHMUDOVA (Ms.), Deputy Chairperson
Usmana Yusupova St., 119
Tashkent, Uzbekistan 700200
Tel. (99871) 148 08 75, (99871) 398 84 58
Fax (99871) 144 35 22
E-mail: bwa@ars.uz
Workers' Organizations
Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Dilbar DJIHANGIROVA (Ms.), Chair of the Board
Rakhbar RAKHMANOVA (Ms.), Head of International Department
Bukhara ul., 24
Tashkent, Uzbekistan 700165
Tel. (998 71) 152 21 18, 153 54 88
Fax (998 71) 153 47 97
E-mail: ftuu_int@mail.ru, sfpruz@mail.ru
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