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Uzbekistan, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Tashkent, capital city of Uzbekistan

Image of Tashkent, capital city of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Flag

Flag of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is a country located in the Central Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.

Easy learning about Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is located in Central Asia
Asia Continent
Uzbekistan has a population of 35,652,307 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Inhabitants of Uzbekistan are called Uzbekistanis, Uzbeks
The country’s total area is 447,400 Km2
( 278,001 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank60
Global Peace Index Score2
Human Development Index (HDI) Uzbekistan HDI ranks in position nº 106 worldwide
High Human Development
HDI of 0.727 (0.4 to 1)
(2022 data from UNDP)
Uzbekistan’s passport allows visa-free entry to 62 countries
Uzbekistan passport ranks in position nº 77 in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Uzbekistan GDP per capita is $3,514 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Uzbekistan ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are illegal
(2025 ILGA data)
Uzbekistan EPI (English Proficiency Index) is classified as Very low proficiency in English
has a score of 439
ranks 98th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 41° 00' N, 64° 00' E
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Uzbekistan Capital cityTashkent
Neighbouring countriesTurkmenistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan.
Uzbekistan Climatemostly mid-latitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
Most predominant religionMuslim (mostly Sunni),
Second most predominant religionEastern Orthodox
Currency name & code Som (UZS)
Internet ccTLD.uz
Uzbekistan calling code+998

Uzbekistan administrative divisions

12 provinces (viloyatlar), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonom respublikasi), and 3 cities** (shahar)
  1. Andijon Viloyati
  2. Buxoro Viloyati [Bukhara Province]
  3. Farg'ona Viloyati [Fergana Province]
  4. Jizzax Viloyati
  5. Namangan Shahri
  6. Namangan Viloyati
  7. Navoiy Viloyati
  8. Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi)
  9. Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi [Karakalpakstan Republic]* (Nukus)
  10. Samarqand Shahri [Samarkand City]
  11. Samarqand Viloyati [Samarkand Province]
  12. Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston)
  13. Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz)
  14. Toshkent Shahri [Tashkent City]**
  15. Toshkent Viloyati [Nurafshon]
  16. Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch)

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