The name "Uzbegistán" appears in the 16th century Tarikh-i Rashidi.
The origin of the word Uzbek remains disputed. Three views exist as to the adjective accompanying -stan (in the family of See more

Uzbekistan has an area of 447,400 square kilometres (172,700 sq mi). It is the 56th largest country in the world by area and the 40th by … See more

Uzbekistan mines 80 tons of gold annually, seventh in the world. Uzbekistan's copper deposits rank tenth in the world and its uranium deposits twelfth. The country's uranium production ranks seventh globally. The Uzbek national gas company, See more

According to the official source report, as of 10 March 2008, the number of cellular phone users in Uzbekistan reached 7 million, up from 3.7 million on 1 July 2007. Mobile users in 2017 were more than 24 million. The largest mobile operator in terms of number of … See more

The first people known to have inhabited Central Asia were Scythians who came from the northern grasslands of what is now Uzbekistan, … See more

After Uzbekistan declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, an election was held, and Islam Karimov was elected as the first President of Uzbekistan on 29 December 1991. See more

Uzbekistan has the largest population out of all the countries in Central Asia around 35 million people. citizens comprise nearly half the region's total population. The population of Uzbekistan is very young: 34.1% of its people are younger than 14 (2008 estimate). … See more