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Central Asia
Republic of Uzbekistan
🗺️ Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Capital city
📍 41.2995°, 69.2401°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalTashkent (Toshkent)
TimezoneUTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population37.0M
Governmentpresidential republic; highly authoritarian
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.uz
Internet Users89%
GDP per Capita$10,500
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan
Size Comparisonabout four times the size of Virginia; slightly larger than California
Climatemostly mid-latitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
Terrainmostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zaravshan; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mount...
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsUzbek 83.8%, Tajik 4.8%, Kazakh 2.5%, Russian 2.3%, Karakalpak 2.2%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.9% (2017 est.)
ReligionsMuslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Median Age29.2 years
Life Expectancy76.2 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 1 September (1991)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook