Capital
Tashkent, near the Kazakhstan border

Currency
Soum

Language spoken
Ouzbek is the official language. Russian is very popular.

Highest peak : Adelunga Toghi (4 301m)

Location : In the heart of central Asia, extending from the Aral Sea in the west, to the Pamir Ranges in the east. It has shared borders with Turkmenistan to the west, Kazakhstan to the north, Kirghizstan to the east, Tadjikistan and southern Afghanistan.