According to the National Statistics Committee, this figure increased by nearly 506 thousand people compared to the same period last year.

The breakdown of foreign citizens who visited Uzbekistan for tourism purposes in the first 9 months of the current year, by country, is as follows:

Russia — 269,158 people;

Turkmenistan — 193,635 people;

Kazakhstan — 143,898 people;

China — 117,864 people;

Kyrgyz Republic — 114,005 people;

Tajikistan — 84,696 people;

Turkey — 50,976 people;

Italy — 32,635 people;

India — 32,254 people;

Germany — 29,632 people;

Korea — 26,832 people;

USA — 23,630 people;

Other countries — 255,855 people.