Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, located mainly between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north and northwest, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east and southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest. The autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan (Qoraqalpoghiston) is located in the country’s western third. The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent.
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