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Uzbekistan,
Uzbekiston, Republika Uzbekistanu, Uzbekiston Respublikasy
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| Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1925. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on agriculture while developing its mineral and petroleum reserves. Current concerns include insurgency by Islamic militants based in Tajikistan and Afghanistan, a non-convertible currency, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization. | |
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1. Dependency status: NA 2. Government type: republic; effectively authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch 3.
Location:
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan 4. Border Countries: Afghanistan 137 km, Kazakhstan 2,203 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,099 km, Tajikistan 1,161 km, Turkmenistan 1,621 km 5. Climate: mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east 6.
Terrain:
mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely
irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo),
and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan
and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west 7. Area: 447,400 km2 8. Capital: Tashkent (Toshkent) 9. Administrative divisions: 12 wiloyatlar (singular - wiloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (respublikasi), and 1 city** (shahri); Andijon Wiloyati, Bukhoro Wiloyati, Farghona Wiloyati, Jizzakh Wiloyati, Khorazm Wiloyati (Urganch), Namangan Wiloyati, Nawoiy Wiloyati, Qashqadaryo Wiloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpoghiston* (Nukus), Samarqand Wiloyati, Sirdaryo Wiloyati (Guliston), Surkhondaryo Wiloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri**, Toshkent Wiloyati 10. Population: 25,155,064 (July 2001 est.) 11. Languages: Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% 12. Religions: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% 13. Currency: Uzbekistani sum (UZS) 14. Original language tekst: NA |
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