asia • UZB
Uzbekistan
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41° N / 64° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Population
- 36,361,859 2024
- Area
- 447,400 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Russian, Uzbek
- Currency
- Uzbekistani soʻm (UZS)
- Geography
- Landlocked
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · 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.
Landscape & landmarks
Uzbekistan, a republic in the former Soviet Union, is one of the cradles of culture in the Central Asia region. The country offers an array of semi-arid landscapes and ancient sites, steeped with a history along the Silk Road.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Osh (also known as plov, palov or pilaf) is the national dish. It's made of rice, carrots, onions, and mutton, and you will eat it if you go to Uzbekistan. Each region has its own way of cooking plov, so you should taste it in different places.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-08-30. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Central Asia
- Calling code
- +998
- Internet domain
- .uz
- Land border codes
- AFG, KAZ, KGZ, TJK, TKM
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .uz. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.