The Republic of Uzbekistan, the “land of the Uzbeks”, located in the heart of Central Asia, borders with five countries –Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the east, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south and Turkmenistan to the southwest. There are two countries in the world namely Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein being the only double landlocked. The total population of Uzbekistan is 36 million (equivalent to 0.42% of the total world population). For the comparison the population of neighboring countries:
Kazakhstan 20 million;
Kyrgyzstan 7 million;
Tajikistan 10 million;
Afghanistan 40 million;
Turkmenistan 6,5 million.
Four cities of Uzbekistan are included in UNESCO world heritage and they are:
Historic Centre of Bukhara (1993)
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz (2000)
Itchan Kala (1990)
Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures (2001)
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