Where is Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
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Crazy but True
Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, meaning every country it borders is also landlocked. To reach an ocean you must cross at least two international borders. The other one is Liechtenstein.
Uzbekistan facts
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Population
- 37,053,428 (2025)
- Area
- 447,400 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Central Asia
- Currency
- Uzbekistani soʻm (UZS)
- Languages
- Russian and Uzbek
- Coordinates
- 41°, 64°
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Country code
- UZ · UZB
How Uzbekistan compares
- Uzbekistan is the 57th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Sweden and larger than Morocco.
- It is the 42nd most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is landlocked, one of 40 landlocked countries on our map.
- Within Asia, it is the 15th largest of 45 countries by area.