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Uzbekistan runs on a Soviet-style command economy.

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-- Tashkent
-- Bukhara
-- Samarkand
-- Nukus

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Infrastructure is decent in Uzbekistan. While the country is mostly underdeveloped, they are actively working towards development.

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The unemployment rate in Uzbekistan is 7%.

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The unemployment rate in Uzbekistan is 7%.

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Imports: machinery and equipment, food, chemicals, metals

Exports: oil, natural gas, gold, cotton, natural resources
Trade Partners: China, Russia, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Germany

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Uzbekistan's climate is continental. They have very hot summers and cool winters.

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Rivers: Syr Darya, Amu Darya, Zeravshan River, Naryn River, Angren River, Kara Darya
Mountains: Tien Shan, Pamir
Deserts: Kyzylkum

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The most common foods include mutton, beef, horse meat, lepeshka (bread), dumpling soup. Uzbeks show hospitality by offering sweets and spiced tea.

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Head of State

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Birth Rate: 0.0166%
Death Rate: 0.0054%
Literacy Rate: 100% of Uzbeks over age 15 can read and write

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It is generally unsafe to travel to Uzbekistan because of their bordering countries. Their highest points of tourism include: Gur-e-Amir, and Bibi-Khanym Mosque

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Occurs 40 days after birth of child, it is the first swaddling of an infant.

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A luxurious celebration of an engagement.

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Weapons used by the Uzbek military include: AK-47, AK-74, Dragunov sniper rifle, Makarov PM pistol, and PK

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Age: 18 or older
Obligation: None, however, competition for entrance is similar to competition to admission into universities

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Uzbekistan was admitted to the UN

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-- Extreme Threats of Terrorism: Neighboring countries to Uzbekistan are currently having intense issues with terrorism, and this effects Uzbekistan.
-- Economic Issues: Unemployment rates are constantly growing and Uzbekistan is still suffering economically from the collapse of the Soviet Union.
-- Political Issues:  It is worried that Uzbekistan could be overrun by Islamic militants seeking to take advantage of instability, especially with Afghanistan as a neighbor.

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Uzbekistan's form of government is very authoritarian.

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The official language of Uzbekistan is Uzbek.

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There is no official language, but 93% are Sunni Islam or Muslim. The remaining 7% are Eastern Orthodox Christians.

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The United Nations has not had to intervene in Uzbekistan.

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The United Nations has not had to intervene in Uzbekistan.

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1865-76 : Russians take Tashkent and make it the capital of its Turkestan Province

1918-22: New Communist rulers close down mosques and persecute Muslim clergy

1990: Communist Party of Uzbekistan declares economic and political sovereignty

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Uzbekistan gained independence from Russia on September 1st, 1991.

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Celebrated on July 14th, it honors Uzbekistan's Armed Fores

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The evaporation of the Aral Sea is one of the worst ecological disasters in the world. The Aral has shrunk so much that it now holds only about one-fifth the volume of water it held in 1960.