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CAPITAL Tashkent STATE STRUCTURE Presidential republic INTERNAL DIVISION The Republic of Uzbekistan consists of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions (uzb. viloyat), rural-type districts (uzb. tuman), urban-type districts, cities of regional subordination, cities of regional subordination, villages (kishlaks and auls). The capital of Uzbekistan – the city of Tashkent has the status of a city […]
Republic of Uzbekistan. Located in the heart of Central Asia, this country was once part of the Persian Empire. It has many cities where architectural monuments from various eras are located. Among them are Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakhrizabs, Termez and Kokand. These cities were the centers of science and art. It limits to the north […]
6: Energy and great power games Central Asia is rich in natural resources – especially large oil and gas deposits in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan call for foreign interest. The central location near Afghanistan also gives the region great military strategic importance . Both global and regional powers are trying to strengthen their position. At the […]
4: Between disintegration and cooperation The economy of the Soviet Union was a closely intertwined command economy governed by Moscow. Each Soviet republic was required to specialize in a few industries : Uzbekistan was set to grow fruit and cotton, mines were opened in Kazakhstan, and heavy industry was built. The first decade of independence […]
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Central Asia – for the first time in over a hundred years – came to light. The UN gained five new members – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – and the world was suddenly reminded that the Soviet Union was not a unified monolith, but […]
General travel information for Uzbekistan Continent: Asia Geographical location: West Asia, northwest of the Hindu Kush Highest elevation: Hazrat Sulton (4643 m above sea level) Longest river: Amudarja (formerly 1415 km) Form of Government: Republic System Government: Presidential system Languages: Uzbek Neighboring countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan Capital: Tashkent Area: Approx. 449,000 km² Residents: […]
