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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: […]
