Uzbekistan
At a glance
- Official language
- Uzbek
- Currency
- Uzbek som (UZS)
- Government
- Presidential system
- Legislature
- Oliy Majlis
- Demonym
- Uzbek
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +998
- Internet TLD
- .uz
- ISO 3166
- UZ
- Established
- 1991
- Highest point
- Khazret Sultan (4,643 m (15,233 ft))
- National anthem
- National Anthem of Uzbekistan
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentLower middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations2 full memberships
Security
Political & Economic
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History4 leaders · click to expand
Independent Uzbekistan
Abdulla Aripov✦ Current
2016–PresentPrime Minister
Shavkat Mirziyoyev✦ Current
2016–PresentPresident
Nigmatilla Yuldashev
2016–2016Acting President
⚠️ Islam Karimov
1991–2016President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulla Aripov✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2016–Present |
| Shavkat Mirziyoyev✦ Current | President | 2016–Present |
| Nigmatilla Yuldashev | Acting President | 2016–2016 |
| ⚠️ Islam Karimov | President | 1991–2016 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
National Teams
Uzbekistan on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Administrative subdivisions
14 entries listed under Uzbekistan across 3 types. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Regions (12)
Autonomous Republics (1)
Cities (1)
Uzbekistan metro footprint
17 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
17 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #339 | Tashkent★ Capital▲ Largest | Toshkent shahri [Tashkent City] | 3.7M | 7.5 | Established Metro |
| #1390 | Navoi | Navoiy [Navoi] | 151K | 1.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #1524 | Namangan | Namangan | 845K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1527 | Samarkand | Samarqand [Samarkand] | 823K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1539 | Fergana | Farg'ona [Fergana] | 763K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1555 | Andizhan | Andijon [Andizhan] | 732K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #1602 | Qarshi | Qashqadaryo [Kashkadarya] | 543K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #1639 | Bukhara | Buxoro [Bukhara] | 456K | 0.7 | Local Metro |
| #1660 | Jizzakh | Jizzax [Dzhizak] | 417K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1679 | Urgench | Xorazm [Khorezm] | 352K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1711 | Termez | Surxondaryo [Surkhandarya] | 270K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #2049 | Nukus | Qoraqalpog'ston [Karakalpakstan] | 381K | 0.4 | Local Metro |
| #2165 | Kokand | Farg'ona [Fergana] | 260K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2374 | Olmaliq | Toshkent [Tashkent] | 135K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2387 | Navoiy | Navoiy [Navoi] | 132K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2526 | Muborak | Qashqadaryo [Kashkadarya] | 90K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2993 | Guzar | Qashqadaryo [Kashkadarya] | 212K | 0.1 | Local Metro |