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Uzbekistan

Location
Location Description

Central Asia, northeast of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan

Continent
Asia
Independent
Yes
Flag
Flag Description

The flag of this country is composed of three equal horizontal bands of turquoise, white with red top and bottom edges, and green. On the hoist side of the turquoise band is a fly-side facing white crescent and twelve five-pointed white stars arranged just outside the crescent opening in three rows comprising three, four and five stars.

Capital
Tashkent
Languages
Russian, Uzbek
Currency
(soʻm)
Size
172,742 sq mi (447,400 sq km) — 58th largest
Total Population
37,859,698 people — 38th largest
Population Density
219 people per sq mi (84.6 people per sq km) — 127th largest
Fun Fact
Home of gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, who has competed in eight Olympic Games, the most of any gymnast in history

Country Location

Central Asia, northeast of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan

Country Flag

The flag of this country is composed of three equal horizontal bands of turquoise, white with red top and bottom edges, and green. On the hoist side of the turquoise band is a fly-side facing white crescent and twelve five-pointed white stars arranged just outside the crescent opening in three rows comprising three, four and five stars.