COUNTRY GUIDE · Asia
Uzbekistan
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Tashkent
- REGION
- Asia
- POPULATION
- 37,000,000
- AREA
- 448,978 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Uzbek
- CURRENCY
- Uzbekistan Sum (UZS)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Silk Road Showpiece
Samarkand's Registan is a celebrated ensemble of three historic madrasas.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries: every neighboring country is itself landlocked.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Uzbekistan in its Asia region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 448,978 km² and a population of approximately 37,000,000. The country is listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.