Uzbekistan

Key facts

Land borders (5)

• Afghanistan
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Uzbekistan is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 23 claims from the pool that are true of Uzbekistan, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name begins with “U”1 of 7
• Its name ends with “-stan”1 of 7
• Its capital city's name begins with “T”1 of 12
• Its flag features a crescent moon1 of 14
• Its name contains the letter “Z”1 of 15
• Has land below sea level1 of 33
• Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
• Is landlocked1 of 44
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177