UZTechnical information about ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code UZ
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. | |
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 zones |
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 Other Language 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 .uzCalling Code +998
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.
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