Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Uzbekistan: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna grade (MCB, ranked #74 of 195).
Uzbekistan is a presidential republic; highly authoritarian in Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan. The country's capital is Tashkent (Toshkent); it covers 447,400 sq km. Independence: 1 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union). Terrain: 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. Climate: mostly mid-latitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east. Population: 37.0 million (2025 estimate). Population growth: +1.26% per year. Medi…
| Capital | Tashkent (Toshkent) |
|---|---|
| Population | 37,015,151 (2025 est.) |
| GDP (PPP) | $379.989 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $10,500 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | 6.5% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 9.6% |
| Unemployment | 4.5% |
| Public debt | 10.5% of GDP (2016 est.) |
| Exports | $26.173 billion (2024 est.) |
| Imports | $43.624 billion (2024 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 76.2 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 29.2 |
| Urbanization | 50.5% of total population (2023) |
| Government | presidential republic; highly authoritarian |
| Independence | 1 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union) |
| Languages | Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% |
MCB · 53/100 — The Magna grade is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — five dimensions, 100+ indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
A quiet quarter: no major shocks, no breakthroughs. The country's trajectory is set by structural forces larger than any single season.
The honest reading is steadiness — neither crisis nor windfall — with the long currents of demography, trade and institutions deciding more than any three months.
Natural gas, Oil, Coal, Gold, Uranium, Silver, Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev — President. President Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (since 14 December 2016)
Uzbekistan maintains 44 embassies and 1 consulates abroad. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 44 |
|---|---|
| Consulates abroad | 1 |
Source: Outbound: Consular Affairs Center (Yonsei Univ.), diplomatic & consular networks database, January 2026 report (Zenodo).
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Landlocked — no seacoast; exports move through transit corridors across neighbouring countries. |
|---|---|
| Airports (total) | 74 + 3 heliports (registration prefix UK) |
| Railways | 4642 km |
| Pipelines | 13,700 km gas, 944 km oil (2016) |
Bukhara International Airport (BHK) — Bukhara; Namangan International Airport (NMA) — Namangan; Nukus International Airport (NCU) — Nukus; Samarkand International Airport (SKD) — Samarkand; Tashkent International Airport (TAS) — Tashkent; Urgench International Airport (UGC) — Urgench; Andijan International Airport (AZN) — Andijan; Fergana International Airport (FEG) — Fergana; Navoi International Airport (NVI) — Navoi; Tashkent-Khumo International Airport (TVT) — Tashkent.
Showing 10 of 12 major airports.
| River ports | Termiz (Amu Darya) |
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Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02
| Political system | authoritarian rule |
|---|---|
| Next election | No election currently scheduled. |
MCB · 53 Ranked #74 of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Uzbekistan.
Historical timeline of Uzbekistan
