The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uzbekistan:
Uzbekistan – doubly landlocked[1] sovereign country located in Central Asia.[2] It borders Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.
General reference
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- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Uzbekistan
- Official English country name: The Republic of Uzbekistan
- Common endonym(s): O'zbekiston
- Official endonym(s): O‘zbekiston Respublikasi
- Adjectival(s): Uzbekistani, Uzbek
- Demonym(s): Uzbekistani, Uzbek
- International rankings of Uzbekistan
- ISO country codes: UZ, UZB, 860
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:UZ
- Internet country code top-level domain: .uz
- Currency: Uzbekistani sum, UZS
Geography of Uzbekistan
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- Uzbekistan is: a doubly landlocked country[1]
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Uzbekistan Time (UTC+05)
- Extreme points of Uzbekistan
- High: Alpomish Peak 4,668 m (15,315 ft)
- Low: Sariqamish Kuli −12 m (−39 ft)
- Land boundaries: 6,221 km
Kazakhstan 2,203 km
Turkmenistan 1,621 km
Tajikistan 1,161 km
Kyrgyzstan 1,099 km
Afghanistan 137 km
- Population of Uzbekistan: 27,372,000 – 39th most populous country
- Area of Uzbekistan: 447,400 km2 – 56th in the world by area
- Atlas of Uzbekistan
Environment of Uzbekistan
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- Climate of Uzbekistan
- Wildlife of Uzbekistan
- Fauna of Uzbekistan
Natural geographic features of Uzbekistan
edit- Glaciers of Uzbekistan: None
- Islands of Uzbekistan: None
- Lakes of Uzbekistan
- Mountains of Uzbekistan
- Volcanoes in Uzbekistan: None
- Rivers of Uzbekistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan
Regions of Uzbekistan
editEcoregions of Uzbekistan
editList of ecoregions in Uzbekistan
Administrative divisions of Uzbekistan
editAdministrative divisions of Uzbekistan
Regions of Uzbekistan
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The regions are keyed to the map. The names are given in Uzbek with standard phonetic transcription in parentheses.
- 02 Andijon (Andijan)
- 03 Buxoro (Bukhara)
- 04 Farg'ona (Fergana)
- 05 Jizzax (Jizzakh)
- 06 Namangan (Namangan)
- 07 Navoiy (Navoiy)
- 08 Qashqadaryo (Kashkadarya)
- 09 Samarqand (Samarkand)
- 10 Sirdaryo (Syrdarya)
- 11 Surxondaryo (Surkhandarya)
- 12 Toshkent (Tashkent)
- 13 Xorazm (Khorezm)
- 14 Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi (Karakalpakstan)
- 01 Tashkent (city)
Districts of Uzbekistan
editDemography of Uzbekistan
editGovernment and politics of Uzbekistan
edit- Form of government: Presidential republic
- Capital of Uzbekistan: Tashkent
- Elections in Uzbekistan
- Political parties in Uzbekistan
Branches of the government of Uzbekistan
editExecutive branch of the government of Uzbekistan
edit- Head of state: President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev (in office since November 2016)
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Abdulla Aripov (appointed in December 2016)
- Cabinet of Uzbekistan
Legislative branch of the government of Uzbekistan
editJudicial branch of the government of Uzbekistan
editCourt system of Uzbekistan
Foreign relations of Uzbekistan
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International organization membership
editInternational organization membership of Uzbekistan The Republic of Uzbekistan is a member of:[2]
Law and order in Uzbekistan
editLaw of Uzbekistan
Military of Uzbekistan
edit- Command
- Forces
- Army of Uzbekistan
- Navy of Uzbekistan: None
- Air Force of Uzbekistan
- Military history of Uzbekistan
Local government in Uzbekistan
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History of Uzbekistan
edit- Timeline of the history of Uzbekistan
- Current events of Uzbekistan
- Military history of Uzbekistan
Culture of Uzbekistan
edit- Architecture of Uzbekistan
- Cuisine of Uzbekistan
- Languages of Uzbekistan
- Media in Uzbekistan
- National symbols of Uzbekistan
- People of Uzbekistan
- Prostitution in Uzbekistan
- Public holidays in Uzbekistan
- Religion in Uzbekistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan
Art in Uzbekistan
editSports in Uzbekistan
editEconomy and infrastructure of Uzbekistan
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 87th (eighty-seventh)
- Agriculture in Uzbekistan
- Banking in Uzbekistan
- Communications in Uzbekistan
- Companies of Uzbekistan
- Currency of Uzbekistan: Soum
- Energy in Uzbekistan
- Health care in Uzbekistan
- Mining in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Uzbekistan
- Transportation in Uzbekistan
Education in Uzbekistan
editHealth in Uzbekistan
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only two doubly landlocked countries.
- ^ a b "Uzbekistan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ Uzbekistan borders the Aral Sea, saline remnants of the ancient Paratethys Sea.
