Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a sovereign state in Central Asia. Its capital is Tashkent. About 35 million people live there (2021). It covers 448,978 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Tashkent
- People (2021)
- 35 million
- Area
- 448,978 km²
- Currency
- Uzbek som
Uzbekistan at a glance
- In its own language
- Oʻzbekiston, Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Population
- 34,915,100 (2021)
- Area
- 448,978 km² (173,351 mi²)
- People are called
- Uzbekistani, Uzbek
- Official languages
- Uzbek
- Currency
- Uzbek som
- GDP (nominal)
- US$69 billion (2021)
- Life expectancy
- 72 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.727 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 35.3 (2003)
- Unemployment
- 11% (2014)
- Government
- presidential system
- Head of state
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev (since 2016)
- Head of government
- Abdulla Aripov (since 2016)
- Country codes
- UZ, UZB
- Calling code
- +998
- Internet domain
- .uz
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+05:00, Asia/Samarkand, Asia/Tashkent
- Coordinates
- 41°, 66°
Uzbekistan and its neighbours
Uzbekistan borders Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Uzbekistan
- Neighbours
Divisions of Uzbekistan
- Tashkent
- Karakalpakstan
- Andijan Region
- Bukhara Region
- Fergana Region
- Jizzakh Region
- Namangan Region
- Navoiy Region
- Qashqadaryo Region
- Samarqand Region
- Sirdaryo Region
- Surxondaryo Region
- Tashkent Region
- Xorazm Region
Member of
- United Nations
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Central Asian Cooperation Organization
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Asian Development Bank
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Group on Earth Observations
and 10 more organisations.
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Questions
What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent.
What is the population of Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has about 34,915,100 people, as recorded in 2021.
How big is Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan covers 448,978 square kilometres (173,351 square miles).
What currency does Uzbekistan use?
The Uzbek som.
What language is spoken in Uzbekistan?
The official language of Uzbekistan is Uzbek.
Which countries border Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan shares a border with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.