Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was a part of the Soviet Union comprised in Central Asia. Its borders encompassed much of the modern day territories of Uzbekistan.

Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси  (Uzbek) Узбекская Советская Социалистическая Республика  (Russian)
1924–1991
Flag (1952–1991) State emblem (1981–1991)
Motto: Бутун дунё пролетарлари, бирлашингиз! (Uzbek) Butun dunyo proletarlari, birlashingiz! (transliteration) "Proletarians of all nations, unite!"
Anthem: Ўзбекистон Совет Социалист Республикасининг давлат мадҳияси Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialist Respublikasining davlat madhiyasi; "Anthem of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic"
Location of Uzbekistan (red) within the Soviet Union
Status	Soviet Socialist Republic
Capital	Bukhara (1925) Samarkand (1925–1930) Tashkent (1930–1991)
Common languages	Official languages: Uzbek · Russian Minority languages: Tajik · Karakalpak · Kazakh · Tatar · Koryo-mar · Bukhori · Dungan · Central Asian Arabic · Parya
Demonym(s)	Uzbek Soviet
Government	Unitary Marxist-Leninist single-party Soviet socialist republic (1924–1990) Unitary presidential republic (1990–1991)
Leader
• 1925–1927 (first)	Vladimir Ivanov
• 1989–1991 (last)	Islam Karimov
Premier
• 1924–1937 (first)	Fayzulla Khodzhayev
• 1990–1990 (last)	Shukrullo Mirsaidov
Legislature	Supreme Soviet
History
• Succeeds Turkestan ASSR	27 October 1924
• Republic proclaimed	5 December 1924
• Accession of Karakalpakstan	5 December 1936
• State sovereignty declared	20 June 1990
• Renamed Republic of Uzbekistan/Independence	31 August 1991
• Independence recognized	25 December 1991
Area
1989	447,400 km2 (172,700 sq mi)
Population
• 1989	19,906,000
Currency	Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR)
Calling code	7 36/37/436
ISO 3166 code	UZ
Preceded by Succeeded by Bukharan SSR Khorezm SSR Turkestan ASSR Tajik SSR Uzbekistan
Today part of	Uzbekistan Tajikistan
Order of Lenin