🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Uzbekistan.
Current time in Uzbekistan
Asia/Tashkent · GMT+5
Time zones in Uzbekistan
Other countries in Central Asia
At a glance
- Capital
- —
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Central Asia
- Population
- 37,859,698
- Area
- 447,400 km²
- Currency
- UZS so'm
- Calling code
- +998
- Driving side
- right
- Languages
- rus, uzb
- Internet TLD
- .uz
About
Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is surrounded by five countries: Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, making it one of only two doubly landlocked countries on Earth, the other being Liechtenstein. The country has a population of more than 38.2 million, making it the most populous country in Central Asia. Uzbekistan is a member of the Organization of Turkic States. Uzbek, spoken by the Uzbek people, is the official language and is spoken by the majority of its inhabitants, while Russian and Tajik are significant minority languages. Islam is the predominant religion, and most Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims.
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