Asia · Central Asia
Capital: Tashkent
Uzbekistan
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Uzbekistan in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #57
Uzbekistan's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
37.1M
#42 of 196
79th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$147.04B
#60 of 196
70th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$1.44B
#74 of 196
63rd percentile
2018 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$126.4M
#85 of 196
57th percentile
2024 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$30.54B
#50 of 196
75th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Central Asia
- Country code
- UZB
Three interesting facts
Uzbekistan shares land borders with 5 countries: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan spans roughly 447,400 square kilometers, placing it around 56th by area in this factbook.
Uzbekistan’s position in Central Asia places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Uzbekistan on the map
Uzbekistan is located in Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan. Its terrain is mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes, broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zaravshan, Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, shrinking Aral Sea in west. The climate is mostly mid-latitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters, semiarid grassland in east. In area, the country is about four times the size of Virginia, slightly larger than California.
Economy
Economic profile
Uzbekistan's economy is characterized by lower-middle income Central Asian economy, key exporter of natural gas, cotton, and gold, ongoing reform efforts to reduce state-owned sector dominance, attract foreign investment, and improve sustainability of cotton production. Major industries include textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, mining, hydrocarbon extraction, chemicals. Important agricultural products include milk, wheat, cotton, potatoes, carrots/turnips, tomatoes, grapes, watermelons, vegetables, apples (2023). Notable exports include gold, cotton yarn, garments, fertilizers, fabric (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Uzbekistan has an estimated population of 37,859,698. Language and cultural traditions vary across Uzbekistan. The population includes Uzbek 83.8%, Tajik 4.8%, Kazakh 2.5%, Russian 2.3%, Karakalpak 2.2%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.9% (2017 est.). The urban population represents 50.5% of total population (2023).
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