Uzbekistan — Country Profile
An overview of Uzbekistan covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Uzbekistan
The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent. It has a population of approximately 36.4M. The country covers an area of 447,400 km². It is located in Central Asia.
The other doubly landlocked country (surrounded mostly by other landlocked countries).
Geography
Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 447,400 km². It shares land borders with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, totalling 5 neighbours. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Uzbekistan has a population of approximately 36,361,859 people. Population density is around 81.3 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Russian and Uzbek, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Uzbekistani.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Uzbekistan reports a nominal GDP of about $147.0 billion. The official currency is the Uzbekistani soʻm (UZS, symbol so'm). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 12,029.76 UZS.
Culture & Time
Uzbekistan operates on a single time zone (Asia/Samarkand). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.uz.
Government & Status
The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +998. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is UZ.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.