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Uzbekistan GuideEssential facts, not news

Country basics

Capital
Tashkent
Population
About 38 million
Area
About 449,000 km²
Language · Script
Uzbek (state language) · Latin script, Cyrillic still common; Russian widely spoken
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Currency
Som (UZS, soʻm)
Time zone
UTC+5 (UZT) · No daylight saving

Emergency & help lines

Unified emergency number
112
Fire
101
Police
102
Ambulance
103
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Gas emergency
104

Traveler essentials

Country code
+998
Voltage · Plug
220V 50Hz · Type C/F
Driving side
Right-hand traffic
Major cities
Tashkent · Samarkand · Namangan · Andijan · Fergana · Bukhara · Nukus · Karshi

Public holidays

Jan 1
New Year's Day
Mar 8
International Women's Day
Mar 21
Navruz
1 Shawwal (Islamic calendar, date set each year)
Ramadan Hayit (Eid al-Fitr)
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May 9
Day of Remembrance and Honour
10 Dhu al-Hijjah (Islamic calendar, date set each year)
Qurbon Hayit (Eid al-Adha)
Sep 1
Independence Day
Oct 1
Teachers' and Mentors' Day
Dec 8
Constitution Day

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