Geographical location, borders and area of ​​Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan is located in the central part of Central Asia, mainly between the Amudarya and the Syrdarya. The northernmost point of Uzbekistan is located in the northeast of the Ustyurt Plateau, at a latitude of 45 ° 36 ′. The southernmost point is near the city of Termez, on the banks of the Amudarya, at 37 ° 11 ′ north latitude. The westernmost point is on the Ustyurt Plateau, 56 ° 00 ′ east, and the easternmost point is in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley, 73 ° 10 ′ east longitude. The distance between the northernmost point and the southern point of Uzbekistan is 925 km, and the distance between the westernmost point and the eastern point is 1400 km.

Uzbekistan is geographically located at about the same latitude as the Mediterranean countries of Spain, Italy and Greece. However, Uzbekistan differs from the subtropical region in that it is located in the interior of the Eurasian continent, far from the oceans and seas. On top of that, the mountains block the flow of moist and warm air from the Indian Ocean. On the contrary, because the northern part is open, a stream of cold air enters easily. As a result, despite the fact that Uzbekistan is located in the subtropical region, there are natural conditions typical of the desert (summers are cloudless, sunny, hot and dry, and winters are relatively cold).

Most of the Uzbek border passes through the plains, a small part through the hills and mountains. It borders Kazakhstan to the north and northwest, Kyrgyzstan to the east, Tajikistan to the southeast, and Turkmenistan to the southwest. In the south, Uzbekistan borders Afghanistan (via the Amu Darya) in the Surkhan-Sherabad valley.

Uzbekistan covers an area of ​​448,9 thousand square kilometers and is the second largest in Central Asia after Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. The area of ​​Uzbekistan is larger than the territory of European countries such as Great Britain and Italy. The territory of Uzbekistan, including Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark, is 4 times larger, 10 times larger than Switzerland and 14 times larger than Belgium.

Population and administrative-territorial division. Uzbekistan is the most densely populated republic in Central Asia, with a population of more than 32,1 million. Its population is 4 times that of Switzerland, 2 times that of Kazakhstan and 6,5 times that of Turkmenistan. The average annual population growth in Uzbekistan is around 1,7%, mainly due to natural increase. 51% of Uzbekistan's population lives in cities and 49% in rural areas.

The main part of the population of Uzbekistan is Uzbek, in addition to Kazakhs, Tajiks, Russians, Tatars, Karakalpaks, Koreans, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uyghurs, Turks, Jews and others.

Uzbekistan was established in 1924 as a republic within the former Soviet Union. It was declared independent on August 1991, 31 and renamed the Republic of Uzbekistan. Currently, more than 2 million people live in Tashkent.

Administratively, Uzbekistan consists of 12 regions, the city of Tashkent and the Republic of Karakalpakstan.