Uzbekistan

Partners situated in Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan in a nutshell

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси), is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.

Uzbekistan was incorporated into the Russian Empire in the 19th century and in 1924 became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, known as the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (Uzbek SSR). It has been an independent republic since December 1991.

Uzbekistan's economy relies mainly on commodity production, including cotton, gold, uranium, potassium, and pourriand natural gas. A policy of gradual, strictly controlled transition has produced beneficial results in the form of economic recovery after 1995.

In Uzbekistan about 45% of the population live on less than US$1.25 per day.

The population of Uzbekistan is just over 27 million.

The capital (and largest city) is Tashkent.

Source : http://www.cia.gov

Higher education

Universities in Uzbekistan

National University of Uzbekistan

References

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