Outline of Uzbekistan explained

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] It borders Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.

General reference

• 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
• Internet country code top-level domain: .uz
• Currency: Uzbekistani sum, UZS

Geography of Uzbekistan

Geography of Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan is: a doubly landlocked country^[1]
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • Central Asia
  • Time zone: Uzbekistan Time (UTC+05)
  • Extreme points of Uzbekistan
    • High: Alpomish Peak 46680NaN0
    • Low: Sariqamish Kuli -120NaN0
  • Land boundaries: 6,221 km

2,203 km

1,621 km

1,161 km

1,099 km

137 km

• Coastline: none^{[1] [3]}
• Population of Uzbekistan: 27,372,000 – 39th most populous country
• Area of Uzbekistan: 447,400 km² – 56th in the world by area
• Atlas of Uzbekistan

Environment 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

• Districts 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 UzbekistanThe 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)

• 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)

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
  • List of Uzbek dishes
• 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
  • Internet in Uzbekistan
• Companies of Uzbekistan
• Currency of Uzbekistan

Soum

• • ISO 4217

UZS

• 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

External links

• Government of Uzbekistan
• Lower House of Uzbekistan parliament
• Upper House of Uzbekistan parliament
• Library of Congress – A Country Study: Uzbekistan
• Photos of Uzbekistan

Notes and References

1. [Uzbekistan]
2. Web site: July 2, 2009. Uzbekistan. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
3. [Uzbekistan]