Guide to Uzbekistan
Must See Uzbekistan
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At a glance
Uzbekistan, in the ancient cradle between the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya rivers, is the most historically fascinating of the Central Asian republics. Within it are some of the oldest towns in the world, some of the Silk Road's main centres and most of the region's architectural splendours.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Republic of Uzbekistan
- Capital city:
- Tashkent
- Area:
- 447,400 sq km / 172,742 sq miles
- Population:
- 25,981,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +5 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- Uzbek (official)
Russian (other)
Tajik (other)
Spoken in Samarkand and Bukhara.
- Religion:
- 88% Muslim (mostly Sunnis), 9% Eastern Orthodox
- Currency:
- Uzbekistani sum
- Electricity:
- 220V 50Hz
- Electric plug details:
- European plug with two circular metal pins
- Australian-style plug with two flat angled blades and one vertical grounding blade
- Australian-style plug with two flat angled blades and one vertical grounding blade