Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Uzbekistan
The location of Uzbekistan
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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] Uzbekistan borders Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.
General reference
An enlargeable relief map of Uzbekistan
- 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 UZ
- Internet country code top-level domain: .uz
- Currency: Uzbekistani sum, UZS
Geography of Uzbekistan
An enlargeable topographic map of Uzbekistan
Geography of Uzbekistan
- 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: Khazret Sultan 4,643 m (15,233 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 – 44th most populous country
- Area of Uzbekistan: 447,400 km2 – 56th in the world by area
- Atlas of Uzbekistan
Environment of Uzbekistan
An enlargeable satellite image of Uzbekistan
- Climate of Uzbekistan
- Wildlife of Uzbekistan
- Fauna of Uzbekistan
- Birds of Uzbekistan
- Mammals of Uzbekistan
Natural geographic features of Uzbekistan
- 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
Regions of Uzbekistan
Ecoregions of Uzbekistan
List of ecoregions in Uzbekistan
Administrative divisions of Uzbekistan
Administrative divisions of Uzbekistan
Regions of Uzbekistan
Regions of Uzbekistan
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
Districts of Uzbekistan
Demography of Uzbekistan
Demographics of Uzbekistan
Government and politics of Uzbekistan
Politics of Uzbekistan
- Form of government: Presidential republic
- Capital of Uzbekistan: Tashkent
- Elections in Uzbekistan
- Political parties in Uzbekistan
Branches of the government of Uzbekistan
Government of Uzbekistan
Executive branch of the government of Uzbekistan
- 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
- Parliament of Uzbekistan (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Uzbekistan
- Lower house: House of Commons of Uzbekistan
Judicial branch of the government of Uzbekistan
Court system of Uzbekistan
- Supreme Court of Uzbekistan
Foreign relations of Uzbekistan
Foreign relations of Uzbekistan
- Diplomatic missions in Uzbekistan
- Diplomatic missions of Uzbekistan
International organization membership
International organization membership of Uzbekistan
The Republic of Uzbekistan is a member of:[2]
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)
- Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
- Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
- Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC)
- Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
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- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Partnership for Peace (PFP)
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO) (observer)
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Law and order in Uzbekistan
Law of Uzbekistan
- Constitution of Uzbekistan
- Human rights in Uzbekistan
- LGBT rights in Uzbekistan
- Freedom of religion in Uzbekistan
- Law enforcement in Uzbekistan
Military of Uzbekistan
Military of Uzbekistan
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of Uzbekistan
- Forces
- Army of Uzbekistan
- Navy of Uzbekistan: None
- Air Force of Uzbekistan
- Military history of Uzbekistan
Local government in Uzbekistan
Local government in Uzbekistan
History of Uzbekistan
History of Uzbekistan
- Timeline of the history of Uzbekistan
- Current events of Uzbekistan
- Military history of Uzbekistan
Culture of Uzbekistan
Culture of Uzbekistan
- Architecture of Uzbekistan
- Modern architecture in Uzbekistan
- Cuisine of Uzbekistan
- Languages of Uzbekistan
- Media in Uzbekistan
- National symbols of Uzbekistan
- Coat of arms of Uzbekistan
- Flag of Uzbekistan
- National anthem of Uzbekistan
- People of Uzbekistan
- Prostitution in Uzbekistan
- Public holidays in Uzbekistan
- Religion in Uzbekistan
- Buddhism in Uzbekistan
- Christianity in Uzbekistan
- Islam in Uzbekistan
- Judaism in Uzbekistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan
Art in Uzbekistan
- Cinema of Uzbekistan
- Music of Uzbekistan
Sports in Uzbekistan
Sports in Uzbekistan
- Football in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Uzbekistan
Economy of Uzbekistan
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 87th (eighty-seventh)
- Agriculture in Uzbekistan
- Banking in Uzbekistan
- National Bank of Uzbekistan
- Communications in Uzbekistan
- Companies of Uzbekistan
- Currency of Uzbekistan: Soum
- Energy in Uzbekistan
- Energy policy of Uzbekistan
- Oil industry in Uzbekistan
- Health care in Uzbekistan
- Mining in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Uzbekistan
- Transportation in Uzbekistan
- Airports in Uzbekistan
- Rail transport in Uzbekistan
Education in Uzbekistan
Education in Uzbekistan
Health in Uzbekistan
Health in Uzbekistan
See also
- Uzbekistan
- List of international rankings
- List of Uzbekistan-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only two doubly landlocked countries.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Uzbekistan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/uzbekistan/.
- ↑ Uzbekistan borders the Aral Sea, saline remnants of the ancient Paratethys Sea.
External links
- Government of Uzbekistan
- Lower House of Uzbekistan parliament
- Upper House of Uzbekistan parliament
- Outline of Uzbekistan at Curlie
- Library of Congress – A Country Study: Uzbekistan
- Photos of Uzbekistan