Karakalpakstan

Republic of Karakalpakstan
*Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikası* / Қарақалпақстан Республикасы (Karakalpak)
*Qoraqalpogʻiston Respublikasi* / Қорақалпоғистон Республикаси (Uzbek)
Republic of Karakalpakstan Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikası / Қарақалпақстан Республикасы (Karakalpak); Qoraqalpogʻiston Respublikasi / Қорақалпоғистон Республикаси (Uzbek)
Autonomous republic
	; Flag ; Emblem
	Motto: Jayxun jaģasında ósken bayterek (Karakalpak)
	Anthem: Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasınıń Mámleketlik Gimni (Karakalpak); "State Anthem of the Republic of Karakalpakstan"
	Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan
Sovereign state	Uzbekistan
Capital	Nukus
Official languages	Karakalpak; Uzbek;
Ethnic groups (2022)	40.4% Uzbeks; 37.0% Karakalpaks; 15.4% Kazakhs; 5.4% Turkmens; 1.8% others;
Government
• Chairman of the Supreme Council	Amanbai Orynbaev
• Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Farkhat Ermanov
Legislature	Supreme Council of Karakalpakstan
Area
• Total	166,590 km2 (64,320 sq mi)
Population
• 2023 estimate	1,994,400
• Density	11.97/km2 (31.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:00 (Uzbekistan Standard Time)

Karakalpakstan, officially the Republic of Karakalpakstan, is an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. It occupies the whole northwestern part of Uzbekistan. The capital is Nukus (Nókis / Нөкис). Karakalpakstan covers an area of 166,590 km² (64,320 sq mi), and a population of about 2 million people. Its territory covers the classical land of Khwarezm, which in classical Persian literature was known as Kāt (کات).

The name Karakalpakstan means "land of the Karakalpaks". Although most Karakalpaks reside in Uzbekistan, Karakalpak culture and language are closer to those of the Kazakhs and Noghais.

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