Passport card
Republic of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Som
- Languages
- Uzbek
- People
- About 3.9 crore
- Size
- About 4.5 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
- Free since
- 1 September 1991
- Time
- 30 minutes behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 11:30 am in Tashkent
⭐ Gur-e-Amir in Samarkand inspired the design of Humayun's Tomb and the Taj Mahal.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Uzbekistan
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Uzbekistan
Turn the globe with your finger. Uzbekistan has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Uzbekistan and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is more than 7 times the size of Uzbekistan.
- PeopleIndia has about 37 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 3.9 crore in Uzbekistan.
- DistanceTashkent is about 1,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeUzbekistan is 30 minutes behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 11:30 am in Tashkent.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Uzbekistan, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Uzbekistan
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Uzbekistan's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Uzbekistan back on the map
Uzbekistan and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Uzbekistan worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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