Outline of Uzbekistan
The location of Uzbekistan
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Uzbekistan
See also: Index of Uzbekistan-related articles
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uzbekistan:
The 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
- Etymology: Name of Uzbekistan
- International rankings of Uzbekistan
- ISO country codes: UZ, UZB, 860
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:UZ
- Internet country code top-level domain: .uz
Geography of Uzbekistan
An enlargeable topographic map of Uzbekistan
Main article: 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: Sariqarnish 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
- Renewable energy in Uzbekistan
- Geology of Uzbekistan
- Protected areas of Uzbekistan
- Biosphere reserves in Uzbekistan
- National parks of Uzbekistan
- Wildlife of Uzbekistan
- Fauna 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
- Waterfalls of Uzbekistan
- Valleys of Uzbekistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan
Regions of Uzbekistan
Main article: Regions of Uzbekistan
Administrative divisions of Uzbekistan
Main article: Administrative divisions of Uzbekistan
Regions of Uzbekistan
Main article: 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
Main article: Districts of Uzbekistan
Demography of Uzbekistan
Main article: Demographics of Uzbekistan
Government and politics of Uzbekistan
- Main article: Government of Uzbekistan and 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
Main article: Government of Uzbekistan
Executive branch of the government of Uzbekistan
- Head of state: President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov (in office since January 1992)
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev (appointed December 2003)
- Cabinet of Uzbekistan
Legislative branch of the government of Uzbekistan
Judicial branch of the government of Uzbekistan
Foreign relations of Uzbekistan
Main article: Foreign relations of Uzbekistan
International organization membership
Main article: International organization membership of Uzbekistan
The Republic of Uzbekistan is a member of:[2]
Law and order in Uzbekistan
- Constitution of Uzbekistan
- Crime in Uzbekistan
- Human rights in Uzbekistan
- Law enforcement in Uzbekistan
Military of Uzbekistan
Main article: Military of Uzbekistan
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Uzbekistan
- Navy of Uzbekistan: None
- Air Force of Uzbekistan
- Special forces of Uzbekistan
- Military history of Uzbekistan
- Military ranks of Uzbekistan
History of Uzbekistan
- Main article: History of Uzbekistan, Timeline of the history of Uzbekistan, and Current events of Uzbekistan
Culture of Uzbekistan
Main article: Culture of Uzbekistan
- Architecture of Uzbekistan
- Cuisine of Uzbekistan
- Festivals in Uzbekistan
- Languages of Uzbekistan
- Media in Uzbekistan
- National symbols of Uzbekistan
- People of Uzbekistan
- Prostitution in Uzbekistan
- Public holidays in Uzbekistan
- Records of Uzbekistan
- Religion in Uzbekistan
- List of World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan
Art in Uzbekistan
- Art in Uzbekistan
- Cinema of Uzbekistan
- Literature of Uzbekistan
- Music of Uzbekistan
- Television in Uzbekistan
- Theatre in Uzbekistan
Sports in Uzbekistan
Main article: Sports in Uzbekistan
Economy and infrastructure of Uzbekistan
Main article: Economy of Uzbekistan
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 87th (eighty-seventh)
- Agriculture in Uzbekistan
- Banking in Uzbekistan
- Communications in Uzbekistan
- Companies of Uzbekistan
- Currency of Uzbekistan: Som
- Energy 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
- Roads in Uzbekistan
- Water supply and sanitation in Uzbekistan
Education in Uzbekistan
Main article: Education in Uzbekistan
Health in Uzbekistan
Main article: Health in Uzbekistan
See also
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Uzbek language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Main article: Uzbekistan
- Index of Uzbekistan-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Uzbekistan-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
- 1 2 3 Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only two doubly landlocked countries.
- 1 2 "Uzbekistan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ↑ 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 DMOZ
- Library of Congress - A Country Study: Uzbekistan
- Photos of Uzbekistan
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