Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.

Area

Total 447,400 km2 (56th)
Water (%) 4.9

Population

2009 estimate 27,606,007 (45th)
Density 61.4/km2 (136th)
159.1/sq mi

Currency: Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS)

Time zone

UZT (UTC+5)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+5)

Drives on the right


Internet TLD: .uz

Calling code: 998