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Official Name
Republic of Uzbekistan
Region
Asia
Sub-Region
Central Asia
Capital
Tashkent
Currency
Uzbekistan Som (UZS)
Independence Day
1 Sep 1991: Independence from Soviet Union in 1991.
Population
30,492,800
Nationality
Uzbekistani
Ethnic Group
81.1% Uzbek, 5.4% Russian, 4.0% Tajik, other, non-official, scholarly estimates are 10%, 3.0% Kazakh, 2.5% Karakalpak, 1.5% Tatar, 2.5% others
Area
447,400 km2
Neighbor Countries
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Time Zone
UZT (UTC+5)
Geo Location
Latitude 41.00, Longitude 64.00
Dialing Code
+998
ISO 9166 alpha 2 code
UZ
ISO 9166 alpha 3 code
UZB
ISO 9166 numeric 3 code
860
Code for International Olympic Committee
UZB
Country Domain (ccTLD)
.uz