Country
Uzbekistan
Also Known As Republic of Uzbekistan
Central Asia
Uzbekistan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest. It is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, the other being Liechtenstein. Uzbekistan declared independence from the Soviet Union on 31 August 1991, following the failed coup attempt in Moscow. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population2026 census figure. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearUzbekistan declared independence from the Soviet Union on 31 August 1991, following the failed coup attempt in Moscow; 1 September is nationally observed as Independence Day. Classification
Sovereignty Status Uzbekistan
Connections
Associated With
Tashkent is Uzbekistan's capital.
Source Tashkent (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Has Capital
Tashkent is Uzbekistan's capital.
Source Tashkent (Wikipedia)
Rivers Through Territory
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Ark of Bukhara, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Registan, part of this there.
- Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: Tashkent Tower, part of this there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Afrasiab murals, part of this there.
- Also in Divinity Atlas: Bahauddin Naqshband Shrine Complex, part of this there.
- Also in Divinity Atlas: Gur-e Amir, part of this there.
- Also in Divinity Atlas: Shah-i-Zinda, part of this there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Fergana Valley, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Tian Shan, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Ustyurt Plateau, found there there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, part of this there.
- Also in Education Atlas: Maryam Yakubova (educator), nationals include there.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Dimlama, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Garlic, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Kabuli Palaw, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Mastava, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Naryn, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Plov, is where this subject originated.
- Also in History Atlas: Babur, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Law Atlas: Bakhtiyor Islamov, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Constitution of Uzbekistan, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Law of Uzbekistan, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Acer platanoides, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Actinidia kolomikta, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Aesculus hippocastanum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Anise, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Beech marten, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Book Scorpion, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Butomus umbellatus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Buxus sempervirens, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Caracal, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Chondrilla juncea, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Milkweed, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Roach, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cucumber, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Dalmatian Pelican, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Eggplant, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Eurasian Lynx, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Eurasian Otter, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Fenugreek, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Ferula assa-foetida, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Garlic, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Gray Wolf, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Greater Horseshoe Bat, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Helichrysum arenarium, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Horseradish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Juncus maritimus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Jungle Cat, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Least Weasel, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Long-eared hedgehog, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Lysimachia vulgaris, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Maidenhair Spleenwort, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Male Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Markhor, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Marsh Frog, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Nymphaea candida, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Onion, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Papaver orientale, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Peganum harmala, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Pomegranate, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Red Fox, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Ribes aureum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Rosa banksiae, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Rough Horsetail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Rustyback Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Rusty-back Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Saiga Antelope, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sambucus nigra, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sand Cat, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Scouringrush Horsetail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Senna alexandrina, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Snow Leopard, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sorrel, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Spermophilopsis, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Spinach, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Stoat, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Striped Hyena, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Utricularia Vulgaris, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Vitis vinifera, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wall-rue, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Weeping Willow, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wisteria, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Wolf, found there there.
- Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: Uzbekcosmos, part of this there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Rustam Kasimdzhanov, nationals include there.
- Also in War and Military Atlas: Siege of Samarkand (1220), found there there.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Uzbekistan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
Republic of Uzbekistan
Infobox, capital
Tashkent, and largest city
Infobox, area
448,978 km2 (173,351 sq mi)
Demographics section, 2026
2026 census 39,047,321
History section, independence
On 31 August 1991, Uzbekistan declared independence following the failed coup attempt in Moscow.
Introduction
It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the south-west. It is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, the other being Liechtenstein.
View the Source Wikidata: Uzbekistan
Tashkent (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation- Associated With: Tashkent, Lead section
Has Capital: Tashkent, Lead section, capital fact
Tashkent, also known as Toshkent, is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan.
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