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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan
Capital Tashkent
447,400 km² · 37,053,428 people (2025) · Uzbekistani soʻm

One of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world — every neighbour is landlocked too, so you cross at least two borders to reach an ocean. Samarkand and Bukhara sat on the Silk Road, and the Registan's three madrasas face each other across one square.

The facts

Capital
Tashkent
Area
447,400 km² — 172,742 sq mi
Population
37,053,428 (2025)
Density
82.8 people per km²
Currency
Uzbekistani soʻm (UZS, so'm)
Official language
Uzbek
Time zone
UTC+05:00
Calling code
+998
Drives on the
right
ISO codes
UZ · UZB
Continent
Asia

How it compares

By area
58 of 200
By population
42 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Papua New Guinea 462,840 10,762,817
Sweden 450,295 10,596,620
Uzbekistan ← 447,400 37,053,428
Iraq 438,317 47,020,774
Paraguay 406,752 7,013,078

Common questions

What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
Tashkent
What currency does Uzbekistan use?
The Uzbekistani soʻm (UZS).
How big is Uzbekistan?
447,400 km², or 172,742 square miles — 58 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Uzbekistan drive on?
The right.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked