Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan ranks 66th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Syria, Paraguay, and Kazakhstan. Memorable people born in present day Uzbekistan include Avicenna, Timur, and Muhammad al-Bukhari. Memorable people who died in Uzbekistan include Muhammad al-Bukhari, Alp Arslan, and Ulugh Beg. Uzbekistan has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is surrounded by five countries: Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, making it one of only two doubly landlocked countries on Earth, the other being Liechtenstein. The country has a population of more than 37.6 million, making it the most populous country in Central Asia. Uzbekistan is a member of the Organization of Turkic States. Uzbek, spoken by the Uzbek people, is the official language and spoken by the majority of its inhabitants, while Russian and Tajik are significant minority languages. Islam is the predominant religion, and most Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims. Read more on Wikipedia