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ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code: UZ

Technical information about ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code UZ

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Below, you can find technical information regarding the UZ code, which represents Uzbekistan within the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.

General Information
Essential identifiers, names, and flag.
Country Code
UZ
Related Codes
UZB860UZ
Official Name (Native)
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi (Uzbek)
Common Name
Uzbekistan
Common Name (Native)
Oʻzbekiston (Uzbek)
Flag
Geography
Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Asia
Area
447,400 km²
Country Bounds
N: 45.575, S: 37.1844, W: 55.9966, E: 73.1323
Landlocked
Yes
Terrain
mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunesbroad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and ZaravshanFergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstanshrinking Aral Sea in west
Climate
mostly mid-latitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winterssemiarid grassland in east
Border Countries
Afghanistan 144 kmKazakhstan 2,330 kmKyrgyzstan 1,314 kmTajikistan 1,312 kmTurkmenistan 1,793 km
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Capital
Toskent
Government Type
Republic
Established
1991
Driving Side
Right
Time zone
UTC +5 hours
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
32,955,400
Population Density
77.47 people/km²
Nationality
Noun: Uzbekistani Adjective: Uzbekistani
Distribution
most of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, but the central and western deserts are sparsely populated
Official Language
Uzbek
Other Language
Tajik
Literacy Rate
100% (2022 est.)
Religions
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni)Eastern Orthodox 9%other 3%
National Symbols
National anthem, symbols, and other important cultural identifiers.
National Anthem
"O'zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi" (National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan)
National Holiday
Independence Day, 1 September (1991)
National Symbols
khumo (mythical bird)
National Colors
blue, white, red, green
National Dish
O'sh
Economy
Currency, GDP, and other key economic information.
Currency
UZS – Uzbekistani Sum (сўм)
GDP
$356.797 billion (2023 est.)
Measurement Units
Metric – Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C)
Infrastructure
Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce.
Internet TLD
.uz
Calling Code
+998
  • +998-61 – Karakalpakia
  • +998-62 – Khorezm
  • +998-65 – Bukara
Barcode Prefix
478
Internet Hosts
56,075
Internet Users
4,689,000
Phones (Mobile)
20,274,000 lines
Phones (Landline)
1,963,000 lines

Uzbekistan is a country located in Central Asia, flanked to the north by Kazakhstan and to the south by Turkmenistan.

*The map highlights the location of Uzbekistan.

Related locale codes

uz-Cyrl-UZ – Uzbek (Cyrillic, Uzbekistan)

uz-Latn-UZ – Uzbek (Latin, Uzbekistan)

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