Asia · Central Asia
Uzbekistan
Republic of Uzbekistan
Capital
Tashkent
Tashkent (Toshkent)
Population
37,724,223
2026 estimate
Area
447,400 km²
Code
UZB
Languages
Russian, Uzbek
Currencies
Uzbekistani soʻm (so'm)
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
TurkmenistanDid you know?
- ✨One of only two doubly landlocked countries on Earth (with Liechtenstein).
- ✨Samarkand and Bukhara were major Silk Road hubs — Samarkand is over 2,750 years old.
- ✨Has more than 4,000 historical monuments, many built under Timur (Tamerlane) in the 14th century.
- 💰World's 5th-largest cotton exporter — cotton dominates much of the rural economy.
- 🍜Uzbek plov (rice pilaf) is on the UNESCO list of intangible heritage.
Location
41.00°, 64.00°
Actual size
Compared to Australia.
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
Uzbekistan
447,400 km²
% of Australia
5.82%