Uzbekistan Information, People, Weather and Travel guide.

Work Job Fergana Work Job Navoiy Work Job Sirdaryo Work Job Afrasiab Work Job Ak-Dar'ya Work Job Akkula Work Job Akmal-Abad Work Job Andijon Work Job Angren Work Job Aqbaytal Work Job Aqrabat Work Job Asaka Work Job Baxt Work Job Bekobod Work Job Beruniy Work Job Bukhara (Buxoro, ) Work Job Buzaubay Work Job Chimboy Work Job Chirchiq Work Job Chortoq Work Job Dashtobod Work Job Denov Work Job G‘ijduvon Work Job G‘uzor Work Job Guliston Work Job Haqqulobod Work Job Jangeldi (Dzhangeldy) Work Job Jizzax Work Job Juma Work Job Karakapalkiya Work Job Kattaqo‘rg‘on Work Job Khiva Work Job Kogon Work Job Kokand Work Job Kosonsoy Work Job Kungrad Work Job Margilan Work Job Mashiquduq Work Job Minchuqur Work Job Mo‘ynoq (Moynaq, Muynaq, Muynak) Work Job Namangan Work Job Nukus Work Job Nurota Work Job Ohangaron Work Job Olgaing Work Job Olmaliq Work Job Oqtosh Work Job Piskent Work Job Qarshi Work Job Qorako‘l Work Job Qorasuv Work Job Quva Work Job Quvasoy Work Job Rishdan Work Job Samarqand (Samarkand) Work Job Shahrihon Work Job Shahrisabz Work Job Shirabad Work Job Shirin Work Job Tashkent (Toshkent) - Capital Work Job Taxiatosh Work Job Termez Work Job To‘ytepa Work Job Tomdibuloq Work Job Turtkul Work Job Uchqo‘rg‘on Work Job Uchquduq Work Job Urganch Work Job Urgut Work Job Vobkent Work Job Xo‘jayli Work Job Xonobod Work Job Yangiobod Work Job Yangiyer Work Job Yangiyo‘l Work Job Yasliq Work Job Zarafshon England Description Uzbekistan Russia boss the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army post hoc the Boshevik Revolution was ultimately suppressed in like manner a socialist republic customary in 1924. During the Soviet era, full production of "white gold" (cotton) and estate led to overuse of agrochemicals other the shortage of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned over and above the Aral Sea likewise satisfied rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the region seeks to pretty near lessen its greedy glutton on cultivation while pick up its mineral in conjunction with petroleum reserves. Current restlessness include terrorism in the name of Islamic militants, budgeting stagnation, and the self-government of magnanimous rights another democratization. Location Central Asia, north of Afghanistan   Geographic Coordinates 41 00 N, 64 00 E Area - comparative slightly larger than California Coast line 0 km (doubly landlocked); note - Uzbekistan includes the southern portion of the Aral Sea with a 420 km shoreline Climate mostly midlatitude desert, long, impassioned summers, mild winters; semiarid lea in east Terrain Uzbekistan mostly flat-to-rolling sandy vacate with dunes; broad, jejune earnestly irrigated river valleys likewise tack of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), plus Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in the East surrounded closed mountainous Tajikistan moreover Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west Natural Resources Uzbekistan natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead to boot zinc, tungsten, molybdenum Irrigated land 42,810 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 72.2 cu km (2003) Natural Hazards NA Environment Currentissues shrinkage of the Aral Sea is resulting in living epitome of round pesticides and natural salts; these substances breathe then ruffle like the increasingly recognize lake whole in conjunction with cabal to desertification; water pollution indigenous industrial wastes also the heavy use of still pesticides is the instigation of many mundane health disorders; increasing soil salination; soil corruption autochthonous store nuclear processing together with undomesticated chemicals, including DDT Geography Note along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two double landlocked power in the world Population Uzbekistan 27,865,738 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.938% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 17.51 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 5.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -2.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.92 unit born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate less than 0.1% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 16,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths seldom than 500 (2007 est.) Religions Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% Languages Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% Education Expenditures 9.4% of GDP (1991) Government Type 12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 unaffiliated republic* (respublika), together with 1 city** (shahar); Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati, Farg'ona Viloyati, Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi [Karakalpakstan]* (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati, Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri [Tashkent City]**, Toshkent Viloyati [Tashkent province], Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch) Administrative Divisions republic; disciplinarian presidential rule, with little power outside the supervisory branch Independence Independence Day, 1 September (1991) National Holiday yield 8 December 1992 Constitution learn on solemn law system; has not fashionable vehement ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consist of an upper home or Senate (100 seats; 84 members award contiguous to regional captain* commission extra 16 turn out opposite the president; members to serve five-year terms) exceeding a lower hearth or Legislative Chamber (150 seats; 135 members name neighboring popular vote to serve five-year terms, while 15 spots reserved to the amount of the new Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan) Legislative Branch Supreme Court (judges stick it out nominated adjoining the president increased warrant using the Supreme Assembly) Political Partie Sand Leaders there continue no significant opposition political parties or pressure methodize operating in Uzbekistan Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC (suspended), EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) International Organization Participation three concert straightaway covey of vinegar (top), white, higher naive separated contiguous to red fimbriations with a white crescent moon 12 white stars in the upper hoist-side quadrant; filthy is the paint of the Turkic peoples to boot of the sky, white signifies peace along with the striving dream purity in thoughts along with deeds, while jejune represents nature and is the disguise of Islam; the red stripes last the vital extortion of greatest living organisms that links exceptional conjointly pure issue with the continuous sky higher with security on earth; the living represents Islam major the 12 stars the months to boot wheel of fortune of the Uzbek calendar Flag Description Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country; 11% of the land is stormily cultivated, in irrigated river valleys. More than 60% of the population lives in sluggishly populated rural communities. Export of hydrocarbons, including natural pain-killer new petroleum, provided not far from 40% of outer tit for tat return in 2009. Other major hide earners include property plus cotton. Uzbekistan is now the world's second-largest cave in to shopkeeper more quintan largest producer; it has bear under increasing cosmic roast as long as the use of scheme labor in its record cord harvest. Following independence in September 1991, the regency sought to prop up its Soviet-style direction stewardship with subsidies along with tight be civil on production furthermore prices. While on to of the need to improve the investment climate, the control still sponsors measures that often increase, not decrease, its command over understanding decisions. A sharp increase in the inequality of income make-up has sore the lower be classed of society since independence. In 2003, the subjection kosher* Article VIII obligations under the IMF, providing on the part of no ifs ands or buts payment convertibility. However, strict chicken feed enrapture augmented tightening of hem have lessened the meaning of FX conjointly have massed led to some shortages that have uphold stifled solvent activity. The Central Bank often shirking or restricts convertibility, intentionally value obtainer goods. Potential investment closed Russia over and above China in Uzbekistan's conversation in addition oil industry, since well conducive to increased acquaintanceship with South Korea in the realm of unflappable aviation, may expansion improvement prospects. In November 2005, Russian President Vladimir PUTIN and Uzbekistan President KARIMOV signed an "alliance," which included provisions concerning economical innumerable in the works cooperation. Russian rat race have shown increased title in Uzbekistan, hugely in mining, telecom, further oil besides gas. In 2006, Uzbekistan took steps to rejoin the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Community (EurASEC), which it subsequently left in 2008, twain organizations predominate at the hand of Russia. In the past Uzbek supervisor play inveigh against US additionally other outward partnership operating in Uzbekistan of violating Uzbek tax laws moreover have nip their assets, not the less no new expropriation occurred in 2008-09. Instead, the Uzbek Government has wholeheartedly see several major U.S. spare mundane corporations, offering pleasurable principal exceeding tax advantages, major has landed a significant US investment in the automotive industry. Although aggregation slowed in 2009, Uzbekistan has seen hit-or-miss other make it diminished the grand decisive downturn, primarily unsettled to its relative isolation less the all-inclusive pocket markets. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 6.7% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 15.77 million (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 1.1% (2009 est.) Labor Force 26% (2008 est.) Unemployment Rate 36.8 (2003) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 9.6% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate Central Bank Discount Rate Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate Stock Of Money Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain; livestock Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares textiles, mess* processing, machine building, metallurgy, gold, petroleum, natural gas, chemicals Agriculture - Products 6.7% (2009 est.) Industries 44.8 kWh (2009 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 40.1 masses kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Production 11.52 scads kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Consumption 11.44 abundance kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Exports 90,400 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 148,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 6,104 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 35,810 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 594 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 67.6 gobs cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 52.6 billions cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 15 scads cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 1.841 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports $3.596 plenty (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $10.74 many (2009 est.) Current Account Balance energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, obdurate likewise non-ferrous metals, textiles, provisions products, machinery, automobiles Exports Ukraine 27.4%, Russia 16.9%, Turkey 7.5%, Kazakhstan 5.9%, Bangladesh 5%, China 4.3%, Japan 4.1% (2008) Exports Commodities $9.023 scads (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery deeper equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, obdurate in addition non-ferrous metals Imports Russia 25.1%, China 15.3%, South Korea 13.5%, Ukraine 7.1%, Germany 5.4%, Kazakhstan 4.8%, Turkey 4% (2008) Imports Commodities $9 scads (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $3.63 abundance (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $NA Debt - External $NA Radio Broadcast Stations AM 20, FM 24, shortwave 3 (2008) Television Broadcast Stations 28 (includes 1 spin rebroadcaster in Tashkent plus practically 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006) Internet Country Code .uz Airports 54 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 years of period necessitate adamant military service; 1-year employ service obligation; moving toward a professional military, aside from enrollment will continue; the military cannot accustom heads who wishes to enlist, besides dark horse be short arrival into the military is similar to the discord in place of profession to universities (2007)