Formation
Aug 31, 1991
Uzbekistan
Capital
Tashkent
Population
34.92 million (2021)
Uzbekistan
About
A landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is surrounded by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Russia ruled Uzbekistan for nearly two centuries.
Trivia
The Uzbek language is the most common language and Russian is widely spoken. It lies mainly between two major rivers, the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya. Islam is the predominant religion and most Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims.
