Travel Alert Status
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Time Difference
UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
The area has a severe continental climate that is dry and hot in summer and cool and wet in winter. In the long summer, daytime temperatures often reach or surpass 40°C (104°F), but humidity is low. During the short winter, daytime temperatures usually stay above freezing, but can dip well below, and snow is not unusual. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons.
Travel Currency
Uzbekistani sum (UZS)
Languages
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
Ethnic Groups
Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5%
National Holiday
Independence Day, 1 September (1991)
Geographic Coordinates
41 00 N, 64 00 E
Location
Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan
Airports
33