Map of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a country in Asia with its capital at Tashkent, home to about 37.05 million people across 448,978 km². The interactive map below plots 29 cities and towns, 4 rivers, 3 lakes and 1 mountain summits recorded for Uzbekistan in YearMaps.
- Population
- 37.05 million
- Area
- 448,978 km²
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Continent
- Asia
Interactive Map of Uzbekistan
Centred on Tashkent at 41.3137° N, 69.2930° E. Use the layer panel to switch on rivers, dams, ports, peaks and historical borders.
About Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a sovereign, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the south-west. It is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, the other being Liechtenstein. The country has a population of more than 39 million, making it the most populous country in Central Asia. Uzbekistan is a member of the Organisation of Turkic States. Uzbek (written in both Cyrillic and Latin scripts), spoken by the Uzbek people who form more than 89% of the population, is the official language of the country. Russian and Tajik are significant minority languages, with Russian serving as a lingua franca. Tajik is primarily spoken by Tajiks living in the southern parts of the country, such as Samarkand and Bukhara.
The first recorded settlers in Uzbekistan were Eastern Iranian nomads, known as Scythians, who founded kingdoms in Khwarazm, Sogdiana, and Bactria in the 8th–6th centuries BC, as well as in Fergana and Margiana in the 3rd century BC – 6th century AD. The area was incorporated into the Achaemenid Empire and, after a period of Greco-Bactrian rule, was part of the Sasanian Empire until the Muslim conquest of Persia in the seventh century. The early Muslim conquests and the subsequent Samanid Empire resulted in the spread of Islam among the local people. During this period, cities began to grow rich from the Silk Road, and became a centre of the Islamic Golden Age. The local Khwarazmian Empire was destroyed in the Mongol invasion in the 13th century, leading to a dominance by Mongol peoples. Timur in the 14th century established the Timurid Empire. The Timurid capital of Samarkand became a centre of science under the rule of Ulugh Beg, giving birth to the Timurid Renaissance. The territories of the Timurid dynasty were conquered by Turko-Mongol Shaybanids in the 16th century. Most of Central Asia was gradually incorporated into the Russian Empire during the 19th century, with Tashkent becoming the political centre of Russian Turkestan. In 1924, national delimitation created the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic as a republic of the Soviet Union. During the Soviet era, Uzbekistan became a leading producer of farm products such as cotton and melons, while also making significant advances in science and technology. It declared independence as the Republic of Uzbekistan in 1991 following the Soviet collapse.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Uzbekistan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Geography and Climate of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is the geographic and population center of Central Asia, with a diverse economy and a relatively young population. Russia conquered and united the disparate territories of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to the overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, leaving the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half-dry. Independent since the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) dissolved in 1991, the country has diversified agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base, although cotton remains a major part of its economy. Uzbekistan’s first president, Islom KARIMOV, led Uzbekistan for 25 years until his death in 2016. His successor, former Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV, has improved relations with Uzbekistan’s neighbors and introduced wide-ranging economic, judicial, and social reforms. MIRZIYOYEV was reelected in 2021 with 80% of the vote and again following a 2023 constitutional referendum with 87% of the vote.
- Location
- Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan.
- Climate
- Mostly mid-latitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east.
- Terrain
- Mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zaravshan; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west.
- Highest point
- Xazrat Sulton Tog' 4,643 m.
- Lowest point
- Sariqamish Kuli -12 m.
- Coastline
- 0 km (doubly landlocked)
- Land borders
- Total: 6,893 km; border countries: Afghanistan 144 km; Kazakhstan 2,330 km; Kyrgyzstan 1,314 km; Tajikistan 1,312 km; Turkmenistan 1,793 km.
- Major rivers
- Syr Darya (shared with Kyrgyzstan [s], Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan [m]) - 3,078 km; Amu Darya river mouth (shared with Tajikistan [s], Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan) - 2,620 km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth.
- Major lakes
- Fresh water lake(s): Aral Sea (shared with Kazakhstan) - largely dried up.
- Natural resources
- Natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum.
- Land use
- Agricultural land: 58.1% (2023 est.); arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.); permanent crops: 1% (2023 est.); permanent pasture: 47.9% (2023 est.); forest: 8.7% (2023 est.); other: 31.8% (2023 est.)
- Natural hazards
- Earthquakes; floods; landslides or mudslides; avalanches; droughts.
- Geographic note
- Along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.
- Languages
- Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%.
- Religions
- Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%.
- Ethnic groups
- Uzbek 83.8%, Tajik 4.8%, Kazakh 2.5%, Russian 2.3%, Karakalpak 2.2%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.9% (2017 est.)
- Economy
- Lower-middle income Central Asian economy; key exporter of natural gas, cotton, and gold; ongoing reform efforts to reduce state-owned sector dominance, attract foreign investment, and improve sustainability of cotton production.
From the CIA World Factbook (public domain), archived edition of 2026-01-22. The Factbook is no longer updated, so figures reflect that edition.
Uzbekistan in Numbers
- Population
- 37.05 million
- GDP
- US$147.0 billion
- GDP per person
- US$3,968
- Life expectancy
- 72.5 years
- Population growth
- 1.88% a year
- Population density
- 83 per km²
- Urban population
- 51.0%
- Surface area
- 448,923 km²
- Forest cover
- 8.8%
- Arable land
- 9.2%
- Access to electricity
- 100.0%
- Internet users
- 89.5%
Indicators from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The year under each figure is its reference year.
Uzbekistan in Depth
History
The region has been referred to by many names over the millennia. The name Uzbekistan first appears in 16th century literature. Other names for the region include Transoxiana, Turkestan, and Bukhara. In the 14th century the region served as the birthplace, home, and capital of Tamerlane. Under Tamerlane, the region was a part of the Timurid Empire which extended from the Black Sea to the Arabian Sea, and as far as Delhi in India.
Central Asia was shaped by multiple Indo-European migrations. During early antiquity, the region was inhabited by nomadic Scythian tribes who came from the Eurasian Steppe, which includes modern Uzbekistan, sometime during the first millennium BC. These nomadic tribes built an extensive irrigation system along the rivers when they settled in the region.
Geography
Uzbekistan has an area of 448,978 square kilometres (173,351 sq mi). It is the 56th largest country in the world by area and the 40th by population. Among the CIS countries, it is the fourth largest by area and the second largest by population.
Uzbekistan lies between latitudes 37° and 46° N, and longitudes 56° and 74° E. It stretches 1,425 kilometres (885 mi) from west to east and 930 kilometres (580 mi) from north to south. Bordering Kazakhstan and the Aralkum Desert (former Aral Sea) to the north and northwest, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to the southwest, Tajikistan to the southeast, and Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Uzbekistan is one of the largest Central Asian states and the only Central Asian state to border all the other four.
Economy
Uzbekistan mines 80 tonnes of gold annually, ranking seventh in the world. In 2015, the country's gold production was 102 metric tonnes. Uzbekistan's copper deposits rank tenth in the world, and its uranium deposits twelfth. The country's uranium production ranks seventh globally. The Uzbek national gas company, Uzbekneftegaz, ranks 11th in the world in natural gas production, with an annual output of 60 to 70 billion cubic metres (2.1–2.5 trillion cubic feet). The country has significant untapped reserves of oil and gas: there are 194 hydrocarbon deposits in Uzbekistan, including 98 condensate and natural gas deposits and 96 gas condensate deposits.
Uzbekistan improved marginally in the 2020 Ease of Doing Business ranking by the World Bank.
Demographics
As of 2026, Uzbekistan has the largest population of countries in Central Asia. Its 39 million citizens comprise nearly half the region's total population. The population of Uzbekistan is very young though it is slowly aging. 30.4% of its people are younger than age of 15. Uzbeks are a majority (89.4%) of the population. Other ethnic groups include Tajiks 3.3%, Kazakhs 1.8%, Karakalpaks 2.2%, Russians 1.6% and Turkmens 0.5% as of 2026 census.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Uzbekistan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Uzbekistan: Key Facts
| Currency | Uzbek som |
|---|---|
| Official language | Uzbek |
| Head of state | Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| Head of government | Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| Form of government | presidential system |
| Calling code | +998 |
| Internet domain | .uz |
| Highest point | Khazret Sultan |
| Lowest point | Sarygamysh Lake |
| Established | 1991 |
Facts from Wikidata Q265 (CC0).
History of Uzbekistan: Empires and States
The atlas records 48 polities whose mapped territory included part of Uzbekistan, from Achaemenid Persian Empire in 550 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here | Extent |
|---|---|---|
| Achaemenid Persian Empire | 550–330 BCE | Most |
| Achaemenid Empire | 550–327 BCE | Most |
| The Macedonian Empire of Alexander | 323–308 BCE | A large part |
| Seleucid Empire | 307–248 BCE | A large part |
| Greco-Bactrian Kingdom | 247–127 BCE | Most |
| Indo-Scythians | 144–92 BCE | A small part |
| Yuezhi | 144 BCE – 42 CE | Most |
| Great Yuan | 110 BCE – 50 CE | A large part |
| Parthian Empire | 91 BCE – 237 CE | A small part |
| Kushan Empire | 43–237 CE | Most |
| Western Kushans | 238–259 CE | Most |
| The Sasanian Empire | 238–386 CE | Most |
| Indo-Sasanian Empire | 260–357 CE | Most |
| Kidarites | 358–450 CE | Most |
| Xionites | 387–401 CE | Most |
| White Huns | 410–560 CE | Nearly all |
| Göktürk Khaganate | 561–586 CE | Nearly all |
| Western Göktürks | 587–660 CE | Nearly all |
| Turks | 666–754 CE | Most |
| Türgesh | 705–749 CE | Most |
| The Umayyad Caliphate | 718–749 CE | A small part |
| The Abbasid Caliphate | 750–910 CE | Most |
| Samanid Empire | 886–999 CE | Most |
| Ghaznavid Empire | 1000–1033 CE | A small part |
| Kara-Khanids | 1000–1045 CE | Most |
| Seljuk Dynasty | 1034–1039 CE | A small part |
| Great Seljuk Empire | 1040–1151 CE | Nearly all |
| Eastern Kara-Khanids | 1046–1065 CE | A small part |
| Western Karakhanid Khanate | 1046–1084 CE | Most |
| Khwarezmid Dynasty | 1094–1201 CE | A small part |
| Kara-Khitans | 1147–1215 CE | Most |
| Khwarezmid Empire | 1202–1226 CE | Nearly all |
| The Mongol Empire | 1220–1368 CE | Nearly all |
| Chagatai Khanate | 1294–1394 CE | Most |
| Golden Horde | 1294–1401 CE | A small part |
| White Horde | 1363–1384 CE | A small part |
| Timurid Empire | 1375–1515 CE | Nearly all |
| Vassalage of Kingdom of Georgia to Timurid Empire | 1395–1406 CE | Nearly all |
| Vassalage of Qara Qoyunlu to Timurid Empire | 1407–1467 CE | Nearly all |
| Kazakh Khanate | 1475–1808 CE | A large part |
| Shaybanids | 1497–1511 CE | Nearly all |
| Khanate of Khiva | 1512–1919 CE | A small part |
| Khanate of Bukhara | 1516–1787 CE | Most |
| Khanate of Kokand | 1709–1876 CE | A large part |
| Emirate of Bukhara | 1788–1919 CE | A large part |
Also recorded: The Russian Empire, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Republic of Uzbekistan.
Historical Maps of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Visiting Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Ўзбекистон Oʻzbekiston) is the most populous country in Central Asia and is rich in history, culture, and diversity. It has been a part of numerous empires and was once a key part of the Silk Road, making it an excellent destination for the history buff. Although Uzbekistan is often overlooked as a tourist destination, there is plenty to see and do in this beautiful country, and Uzbeks are warm and hospitable.
Travel notes adapted from Wikivoyage: Uzbekistan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Largest Cities in Uzbekistan
29 cities recorded. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tashkent | 2.18 million | Tashkent | National capital |
| 2 | Fargona | 750,000 | Ferghana | Admin-1 capital |
| 3 | Namangan | 750,000 | Namangan | Admin-1 capital |
| 4 | Samarqand | 708,000 | Samarkand | Admin-1 capital |
| 5 | Andijon | 650,000 | Andijon | Admin-1 capital |
| 6 | Shahrisabz | 498,545 | Kashkadarya | Populated place |
| 7 | Qarshi | 386,361 | Kashkadarya | Admin-1 capital |
| 8 | Qoqon | 350,000 | Ferghana | Populated place |
| 9 | Bukhara | 319,476 | Bukhoro | Admin-1 capital |
| 10 | Kattaqorgon | 247,113 | Samarkand | Populated place |
| 11 | Jizzax | 235,352 | Jizzakh | Admin-1 capital |
| 12 | Nukus | 230,006 | Karakalpakstan | Admin-1 capital |
| 13 | Denow | 217,274 | Surkhandarya | Populated place |
| 14 | Navoi | 214,828 | Navoi | Admin-1 capital |
| 15 | Angren | 202,070 | Tashkent | Populated place |
| 16 | Iskandar | 195,633 | Tashkent | Populated place |
| 17 | Termiz | 177,687 | Surkhandarya | Admin-1 capital |
| 18 | Chirchiq | 167,842 | Tashkent | Populated place |
| 19 | Urgentch | 150,110 | Khorezm | Admin-1 capital |
| 20 | Khiwa | 149,751 | Khorezm | Populated place |
| 21 | Olmaliq | 121,207 | Tashkent | Populated place |
| 22 | Kogon | 107,566 | Bukhoro | Populated place |
| 23 | Urgut | 99,675 | Samarkand | Populated place |
| 24 | Guliston | 95,520 | Sirdaryo | Admin-1 capital |
| 25 | Zarafshon | 63,543 | Navoi | Populated place |
The other 4 (population, region, role)
- Khujayli · 60,401 · Karakalpakstan · Populated place
- Qunghirot · 57,758 · Karakalpakstan · Populated place
- Chimboy · 36,917 · Karakalpakstan · Populated place
- Muynoq · 13,000 · Karakalpakstan · Populated place
Highest Mountains in Uzbekistan
1 mountain recorded. Ranked by summit elevation above sea level. A summit on a border is listed under both countries.
| # | Name | Elevation | Feet | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrybaba | 3,137 m | 10,292 ft | Asia |
Ayrybaba
Mountain · 3,137 m
Ayrybaba is a mountain rising to 3,137 metres (10,292 ft) in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, in the Asia region. The summit stands on the border between them. From PeakBagger.com, with kind permission..
Ayribobo (Uzbek: Ayribobo choʻqqisi) or Aýrybaba (Turkmen: Aýrybaba), officially named the Great Saparmyrat Turkmenbashi Peak (Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy belentligi) in Turkmenistan since 2004, is a mountain in Central Asia. At 3,138 metres (10,295 ft) Aýrybaba is the highest mountain in Turkmenistan. It is located in the Köýtendag Range of the Pamir-Alay chain in the southeast of Turkmenistan on the Uzbekistani border.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Ayribobo (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Elevation
- 3,137 m (10,292 ft)
- Global rank
- #208 of 641 indexed
- Region
- Asia (#84)
- Countries
- Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
- Coordinates
- 37.8301°, 66.5699°
Of the 641 named summits indexed in YearMaps, Ayrybaba ranks #208 by elevation, below Fan Si Pan (3,142 m) and above Redoubt Volcano (3,108 m).
- Ranges:
- Hindu Kush (Asia), Pamirs (Asia)
More about Ayrybaba
Ayrybaba: Key Facts
| Topographic prominence | 1,639 m |
|---|---|
| Mountain range | Köýtendag Range |
Facts from Wikidata Q794684 (CC0).
Largest Lakes in Uzbekistan
3 lakes recorded. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake.
| # | Name | Surface Area | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aral Sea | 18,580 km² | Alkaline Lake |
| 2 | Sarygamysh Köli | 3,810 km² | Alkaline Lake |
| 3 | Aydar Ko‘l | 2,171 km² | Alkaline Lake |
Aral Sea
Alkaline Lake · 18,580 km²
Aral Sea is a alkaline lake in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, with a mapped surface area of about 18,580 km². About 43% of its surface lies in Uzbekistan, and the rest in Kazakhstan.
The Aral Sea is an endorheic salt lake lying between Kazakhstan to the north and Uzbekistan to the south, which began shrinking in the 1960s and had largely dried up into desert by 2007. It was in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan and the Karakalpakstan autonomous region of Uzbekistan. The name roughly translates from Mongolic and Turkic languages to "Sea of Islands", a reference to the large number of islands (over 1,100) that once dotted its waters. The Aral Sea drainage basin encompasses Uzbekistan and parts of Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Formerly the third-largest lake in the world with an area of 68,000 km2 (26,300 sq mi), the Aral Sea began shrinking in the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects. By 2007, it had declined to 10% of its original size, splitting into four lakes: the North Aral Sea, the eastern and western basins of the once far larger South Aral Sea, and the smaller intermediate Barsakelmes Lake. By 2009, the southeastern lake had disappeared and the southwestern lake had retreated to a thin strip at the western edge of the former southern sea.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Aral Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Surface area
- 18,580 km²
- Area rank
- #14 of 756 indexed
- Type
- Alkaline Lake
- Countries
- Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
- Coordinates
- 44.8110°, 59.6666°
Among the 756 water bodies with a mapped extent in YearMaps, Aral Sea ranks #14 by surface area, after Lake Ontario (19,732 km²) and ahead of Lake Ladoga (17,744 km²). Areas are computed from the mapped outline and are approximate.
More about Aral Sea
History
Climate shifts have driven multiple phases of sea-level rise and fall. Inflow rates from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya are affected by glacial melt rates at the rivers' headwaters as well as precipitation within the river basins; cold, dry climates restrict both processes. Geologically driven shifts in the course of the Amu Darya between the Aral Sea and the Sarykamysh basins and anthropogenic water withdrawal from Amu Darya and Syr Darya have caused fluctuations in the Aral Sea's water level. Artificial irrigation systems began in ancient times and continue to the present.
Ecology
All these fish aside from the stickleback lived an anadramous or semi-anadromous lifestyle.
The salinity increase and drying of the lake led to the local extinction of the Aral trout, ruffe, Turkestan barbel, and all sturgeon species, and dams now block their return and migration routes; the Aral trout and Syr Darya sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi) may be extinct due to their restricted range. All other native fish, barring the stickleback (which persisted during the lake's shrinkage and salinity increase), were also extirpated, but many have returned to the North Aral Sea following its recovery from the 1990s onwards.
Impact on environment, economy, and public health
The Aral Sea is considered an example of ecosystem collapse. The ecosystems of the Aral Sea and the river deltas feeding into it have been nearly destroyed, largely because of the salinity being dramatically higher than ocean water. The receding sea has left huge plains covered with salt and toxic chemicals from weapons testing, industrial projects, and runoff of pesticides and fertilizer. Because of the shrinking water source and worsening water and soil quality, pesticides were increasingly used from the 1960s to raise cotton yield, which further polluted the water with toxins (e.g. HCH, TCCD, DDT). Industrial pollution also resulted in PCB and heavy-metal contamination.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Aral Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Aral Sea: Key Facts
| Surface area | 8,303 km² |
|---|---|
| Maximum depth | 42 m |
| Surface elevation | 31 m |
| Inflows | Amu Darya |
Facts from Wikidata Q35883 (CC0).
Rivers in Uzbekistan
4 rivers recorded. Listed alphabetically. A river is listed where its mapped reach lies, so long rivers appear under more than one country.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan
8 World Heritage Sites recorded. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itchan Kala | 1990 | Cultural | (iii) (iv) (v) |
| 2 | Historic Centre of Bukhara | 1993 | Cultural | (ii) (iv) (vi) |
| 3 | Shahrisabz | 2000 | Cultural | (iii) (iv) |
| 4 | Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures | 2001 | Cultural | (i) (ii) (iv) |
| 5 | Western Tian Shan | 2016 | Natural | (x) |
| 6 | Cold Winter Deserts of Turan | 2023 | Natural | (ix) (x) |
| 7 | Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor | 2023 | Cultural | (ii) (iii) (v) |
| 8 | Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia | 2026 | Cultural | (iv) |
Mountain Ranges, Deserts and Landforms of Uzbekistan
6 mountain ranges, deserts and other landforms recorded. Ranked by mapped area. Covers mountain ranges, deserts, plateaus, named glaciers, plains, basins, peninsulas and capes. One that crosses a border is listed under every country it lies in, with the area of the whole feature.
| # | Name | Area | Type | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turan Lowland | 873,039 km² | Plain | Asia |
| 2 | Tian Shan | 414,352 km² | Range/mtn | Asia |
| 3 | Ustyurt Plateau | 76,986 km² | Plateau | Asia |
| 4 | Fergana Valley | 18,784 km² | Valley | Asia |
| 5 | Qizilqum Desert | 264 km² | Desert | Asia |
| 6 | Garagum Desert | 8 km² | Desert | Asia |
States and Provinces of Uzbekistan
2 first-level divisions with their own map.
Countries Bordering Uzbekistan
Land and maritime neighbours.
More Maps in Asia
Uzbekistan: Quick Answers
- What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
- The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent.
- What is the population of Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan has a population of about 37.05 million, the #42 largest of 225 countries in YearMaps. Source: World Bank, 2025.
- How big is Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km², ranking #57 by area, with about 83 people per square kilometre.
- Which continent is Uzbekistan in?
- Uzbekistan is in Asia.
- Which countries border Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan shares a land or maritime border with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan.
- What is the largest city in Uzbekistan?
- Tashkent is the largest city in Uzbekistan, with a metropolitan population of about 2.18 million.
- What is the highest mountain in Uzbekistan?
- The highest summit recorded for Uzbekistan in YearMaps is Ayrybaba at 3,137 m (10,292 ft). Summits on a border are counted for both countries.
- What is the largest lake in Uzbekistan?
- The largest lake recorded in or bordering Uzbekistan is Aral Sea, at roughly 18,580 km².