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UZBEKISTAN
Republic of Uzbekistan
UZ · UZB
INDEPENDENT 1991
ONE OF ONLY TWO DOUBLY LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES ON EARTH
POPULATION
36.4M
AREA
447,400 km²
CAPITAL
Tashkent
CURRENCY
UZS
GDP / CAPITA
$2,500
TERRITORY
HIGHEST POINT
Khazret Sultan, 4,643 m
LOWEST POINT
Sariqarnish Kuli, −12 m
COASTLINE
Doubly landlocked, 0 km
LAND BORDERS
6,893 km, 5 countries
TERRAIN
Mostly flat desert (Kyzylkum), with mountains and fertile valleys in the east.
POSITION
CAPITAL COORDINATES
41.31°N, 69.24°E
TIME ZONE
UZT, UTC+5 — no daylight saving
NEIGHBORS
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY
GOVERNMENT
Presidential republic
RELIGION
Islam, ~88%
LIFE EXPECTANCY
71 years
HDI
0.744 — High (rank 92)
LANGUAGES
UzbekOFFICIAL
RussianWIDELY SPOKEN
ECONOMY
KEY INDUSTRIES
Cotton processing
Gold & uranium mining
Natural gas
Textiles
TOP EXPORTS
Gold
Natural gas
Cotton fiber
Textiles
TOP IMPORTS
Machinery
Foodstuffs
Chemicals
LAND USE
Agricultural, 63%
Forest, 8%
Other, 29%
POPULATION, 1970–2024
12.1M
1970
16.0M
1980
20.5M
1990
24.7M
2000
28.8M
2010
34.2M
2020
36.8M
2024
SOURCES: WORLD BANK · CIA WORLD FACTBOOK · NATURAL EARTH · ISO 4217
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