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Where is Uzbekistan?




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Where is Uzbekistan
Where is Uzbekistan located on the world map?
The given Uzbekistan location map shows that Uzbekistan is located in the central part of Asia continent. Uzbekistan map also shows that Uzbekistan is double landlocked country that shares its international boundaries with Kazakhstan in the north and north-east, Turkmenistan in the south, and Afghanistan and Tajikistan in the south and south-east. Uzbekistan is an independent Turkic state.

Uzbekistan got its independence in the year 1991, immediately after the disintegration of USSR. The capital city of Uzbekistan is Tashkent. The government type of Uzbekistan is a presidential republic. Under this political system, the President of the country is head of state as well as head of government. However, the executive power is exercised by the government.

The economy of Uzbekistan largely depends upon agriculture and other natural resources. The significant crop is cotton and natural resources are gold, uranium, potassium, and natural gas.

Quick Facts
CountryUzbekistan
Continent Asia
Where is Located Uzbekistan is a country located in the Central Asia
Coordinates 41°16'N69°13'E
Capital Tashkent
Largest City Tashkent
Neighboring Countries Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Administrative divisions12 provinces
Area 172742 sq. miles
Population29559100
Official Language Uzbek
Currency Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS)
ISO Alpha-2 CodeUZ
ISO Alpha-3 Code UZB
ISO Numeric Code860
GDP $103.212 billion 2012 estimate
Calling code 998
Time Zone UZT (UTC+5)
Internet TLD .uz