Flag of Uzbekistan

🎨 What the flag means

Uzbekistan's flag has blue, white and green stripes separated by thin red lines, with a white crescent and twelve stars. There is no official meaning, but blue is often linked to the sky and water, white to peace, green to nature and new life, and red to the power of life. The twelve stars are often linked to the country's regions and the calendar.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

34.9 million (2021)

🏙️ Capital

Tashkent3 million people (2023)

🗣️ Main language

UzbekAlso official: Russian

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Uzbekistan is doubly landlocked: it is surrounded only by other countries that have no coastline either.
2. Samarkand and Bukhara grew rich as trading cities on the ancient Silk Road.
3. Ulugh Beg, who ruled in Samarkand, was one of the world's first great astronomers.