Uzbekistan Travel Guide

Uzbekistan

Country: Uzbekistan

Population: 27,780,059

Capital: Tashkent

Time Zone: UTC+5

Currency Name: Uzbekistani soum (UZS)

Government Type: republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch

Languages: Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%

Ethnic Breakdown: Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5%

Religion: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%

Major Cities: Tashkent, Samarqand, Khiva

Phone Country Code: 998

Health Concerns:

Official Tourism Website: http://www.uzbektourism.uz/

High Travel Season: June - August

Voltage: 220 V - 50 Hz

Electrical Plug Type: c, I

Major Holidays: January 1 (New Year's Day), March 8 (Women's Day), March 21 (Navruz), May 9 (Day of Memory & Remembrance), September 1 (Independence Day), December 8 (Constitution Day), Eid-Al-Fitr, Eid-Al-Adha

Misc Fact / Good to Know: Every country bordering Uzbekistan ends in stan. They are: Kazahkstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan.