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Uzbekistan
Republic of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia. Its capital city is Tashkent. About 33 million people live there, in an area of 447 400 square kilometres.
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Where is Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan lies in Central Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 4 564 km from the equator.
Uzbekistan is landlocked: it has no coast at all, so you cannot reach the sea without crossing another country.
It shares a border with 5 countries: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
How big is Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan covers 447 400 square kilometres.
That is about 11 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 56th largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 73.7 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Uzbekistan?
About 33 million people live in Uzbekistan.
That is the 42nd biggest population in the world.
People here speak Russian and Uzbek.
They pay with the Uzbekistani soʻm (so'm).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 64 years.
The land of Uzbekistan
Because it is landlocked, everything that arrives by ship has to cross one of its 5 neighbours first.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Uzbekistan different?
A dish the country is known for: O'sh.
Websites from here often end in .uz.
Uzbekistan and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 4 live in Uzbekistan.
It takes up about 0.34 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 15th largest of 46 countries, and the 17th most populated.
That is close to the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Uzbekistan and its neighbours
Kazakhstan, its largest neighbour, is about 6.1 times bigger.
More people live in Uzbekistan than in Kazakhstan — 33 million against 18.3 million.
Where this country lands in the record lists
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Uzbekistan?
About 33 million people live in Uzbekistan, which makes it the 42nd most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan borders Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan — 5 neighbours in total.
How big is Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan covers 447 400 square kilometres, making it the 56th largest country in the world. That is about 11 times the size of Switzerland.
Which continent is Uzbekistan in?
Uzbekistan is in Asia, in the part called Central Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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