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Uzbekistan

Central Asia

Capital
Tashkent
Population
34.9 million (2021)
Currency
Uzbekistani Som UZS
Plugs
CEFI 220 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Uzbekistan highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type C socket, as found in Uzbekistan Type C Type F socket, as found in Uzbekistan Type F

Uzbekistan uses Types C and F sockets; Types E and I are also found. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.

At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

UZS Uzbekistani Som UZS

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 12,579 UZS (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 28 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Uzbekistan are about 28% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Uzbekofficial85%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Uzbekistan is on UTC+5, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Uzbekistan drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

13 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

December 2026

  • Constitution Day
  • Day off (substituted from 12/12/2026)

January 2027

  • New Year's Day

March 2027

  • Women's Day
  • Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
  • Nowruz
  • Nowruz (observed)

May 2027

  • Day of Memory and Honor
  • Day of Memory and Honor (observed)
  • Eid al-Adha (estimated)
  • Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated)

September 2027

  • Independence Day

October 2027

  • Teachers and Instructors Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 1 Exercise normal precautions

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Uzbekistan.

Updated 2026-03-19. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+998
Internet domain
.uz
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Wikipedia
Coat of arms or emblem of Uzbekistan
Coat of arms / emblem

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Flag: Flag of Uzbekistan.svg, Public domain. Arms: Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.