UZBEKISTAN

Republic of Uzbekistan Uzbekiston Respublikasi CAPITAL: Tashkent (Toshkent) FLAG: Horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by narrow red bands; white crescent moon and twelve stars on the blue band. ANTHEM: The national anthem begins “Serquyosh hur o‘lkam,” (“My country, sunny and free,”). MONETARY UNIT: The som (SOM) is the official currency, introduced when Uzbekistan left the ruble zone in November 1993. SOM1 = $0.00103 (or $1 = SOM966.43) as of May 2003. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is used. HOLIDAYS: Independence Day, 1 September. TIME: 5 PM = noon GMT.