Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan (officially also the Republic of Uzbekistan), is a doubly landlocked Central Asian Sovereign state. It is a secular, unitary constitutional republic, comprising 12 provinces, one autonomous republic, and a capital city. Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest.

Official language – Uzbek.

Capital – Tashkent.

Biggest cities – Samarkand, Namangan, Andijan

Form of government – Unitary presidential constitutional republic.

Area – 448,978 km2.

Population – 32.979 million.

Currency – Uzbekistani soʻm.

ISO Code – UZ.

IOC Code – UZB.

Time zone – UTC +5.