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Uzbekistan, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.

Tashkent, capital city of Uzbekistan

Image of Tashkent, capital city of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is a Central Asian nation strategically leveraging agriculture exports, renewable energy development, historical tourism, mineral resources, and regional connectivity.
Uzbekistan in one word would be “Registan,” meaning tiled square.

Uzbekistan Flag

Flag of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan armorial

armorial of Uzbekistan

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

Easy learning about Uzbekistan

The capital city of Uzbekistan is Tashkent.

Uzbekistan is located in Central Asia
Asia Continent
Uzbekistan has a population of 35,652,307 inhabitants
within a total area of 447,400 Km2
(278,001 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Uzbekistan’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 60 (world rank position)
GPI scale of 1.96
This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is...
(2024 data from GPI)
Human Development Index (HDI) Uzbekistan HDI ranks in position nº 107 worldwide
HDI of 0.740 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Uzbekistan’s passport allows visa-free entry to 62 countries
Uzbekistan passport ranks 77th 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
has a score of 439
ranks 98th worldwide
(2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude 41° 00' N, 64° 00' E
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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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