The Uzbeks (Oʻzbek, pl. Oʻzbeklar) are the largest Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan but are also found as a minority group in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Smaller Uzbek diaspora exist in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.