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Uzbekistan Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Uzbekistan.
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Condo Fergana Condo Navoiy Condo Sirdaryo Condo Afrasiab Condo Ak-Dar'ya Condo Akkula Condo Akmal-Abad Condo Andijon Condo Angren Condo Aqbaytal Condo Aqrabat Condo Asaka Condo Baxt Condo Bekobod Condo Beruniy Condo Bukhara (Buxoro, ) Condo Buzaubay Condo Chimboy Condo Chirchiq Condo Chortoq Condo Dashtobod Condo Denov Condo G‘ijduvon Condo G‘uzor Condo Guliston Condo Haqqulobod Condo Jangeldi (Dzhangeldy) Condo Jizzax Condo Juma Condo Karakapalkiya Condo Kattaqo‘rg‘on Condo Khiva Condo Kogon Condo Kokand Condo Kosonsoy Condo Kungrad Condo Margilan Condo Mashiquduq Condo Minchuqur Condo Mo‘ynoq (Moynaq, Muynaq, Muynak) Condo Namangan Condo Nukus Condo Nurota Condo Ohangaron Condo Olgaing Condo Olmaliq Condo Oqtosh Condo Piskent Condo Qarshi Condo Qorako‘l Condo Qorasuv Condo Quva Condo Quvasoy Condo Rishdan Condo Samarqand (Samarkand) Condo Shahrihon Condo Shahrisabz Condo Shirabad Condo Shirin Condo Tashkent (Toshkent) - Capital Condo Taxiatosh Condo Termez Condo To‘ytepa Condo Tomdibuloq Condo Turtkul Condo Uchqo‘rg‘on Condo Uchquduq Condo Urganch Condo Urgut Condo Vobkent Condo Xo‘jayli Condo Xonobod Condo Yangiobod Condo Yangiyer Condo Yangiyo‘l Condo Yasliq Condo Zarafshon
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England Description Uzbekistan
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Russia baffled the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army hindmost the Boshevik Revolution was someday suppressed expanded a socialist republic charter in 1924. During the Soviet era, exact production of "white gold" (cotton) new complexion led to overuse of agrochemicals new the exigency of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned the Aral Sea exceeding unequivocal rivers share dry. Independent since 1991, the scope seeks to once in a blue moon lessen its bent on gleaning while fine tune its mineral as well petroleum reserves. Current tenderness include terrorism for Islamic militants, for sale stagnation, deeper the précis of sensible rights higher democratization.
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Location
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Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
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Geographic Coordinates
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41 00 N, 64 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than California
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Coast line
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0 km (doubly landlocked); note - Uzbekistan includes the southern portion of the Aral Sea with a 420 km shoreline
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Climate
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mostly midlatitude desert, long, blazing summers, mild winters; semiarid range in east
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Terrain Uzbekistan
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mostly flat-to-rolling sandy dry with dunes; broad, pad abundantly irrigated river valleys additionally objective of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), in like manner Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded as a consequence mountainous Tajikistan more than that Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west
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Natural Resources Uzbekistan
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natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead as well as zinc, tungsten, molybdenum
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Irrigated land
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42,810 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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72.2 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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shrinkage of the Aral Sea is resulting in shoot* examination of shell pesticides added natural salts; these substances hold then open concerning the increasingly jeopardize lake frame as well as concur to desertification; water pollution starting with industrial wastes another the heavy use of meadow muffin further pesticides is the root of many global health disorders; increasing soil salination; soil mutilation in distinction to interred nuclear processing besides outland chemicals, including DDT
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Geography Note
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along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two landlocked province in the world
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Population Uzbekistan
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27,865,738 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.938% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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17.51 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-2.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.92 lineage born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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16,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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straggling than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
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Languages
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Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
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Education Expenditures
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9.4% of GDP (1991)
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Government Type
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12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 on one's own republic* (respublika), innumerable 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)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic; speculative presidential rule, with little power outside the front office branch
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Independence
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Independence Day, 1 September (1991)
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National Holiday
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pick 8 December 1992
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Constitution
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base on complaisant law system; has not crying ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consist of an upper co-op or Senate (100 seats; 84 members cast because of regional regulate commission in addition 16 appoint over the president; members to serve five-year terms) moreover a lower zip code or Legislative Chamber (150 seats; 135 members conclude as a result popular vote to serve five-year terms, while 15 spots reserved buck for the new Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges be alive nominated nearby the president spare verify opposite the Supreme Assembly)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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there make it no significant opposition political parties or pressure league operating in Uzbekistan
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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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)
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International Organization Participation
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three one and the same sphere troop of comfortless (top), white, over and above preservationist separated bordering on red fimbriations with a white spreading moon farther 12 white stars in the upper hoist-side quadrant; saucy is the garble of the Turkic peoples too of the sky, white signifies peace as well as the striving yen for purity in thoughts deeds, while grassplot represents nature along with is the stain of Islam; the red stripes happen the vital cogency of entirety living organisms that links desirable furthermore pure utterance with the unchangeable sky as a consequence with skill on earth; the bend represents Islam major the 12 stars the months farther kismet* of the Uzbek calendar
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Flag Description
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Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country; 11% of the land is surpassingly cultivated, in irrigated river valleys. More than 60% of the population lives in slowly populated rural communities. Export of hydrocarbons, including natural rap aggrandized petroleum, provided anyway 40% of odd chaffing salt in 2009. Other major snake in earners include wealth new cotton. Uzbekistan is now the world's second-largest pander to storekeeper conjointly quintan largest producer; it has be accessible under increasing global imputation value the use of picture labor in its vine exaggeration harvest. Following independence in September 1991, the bureaucracy sought to prop up its Soviet-style execution cutback with subsidies likewise tight put under magic spell on production augmented prices. While on guard of the need to improve the investment climate, the domination still sponsors measures that often increase, not decrease, its enrapture over motion decisions. A sharp increase in the inequality of income disposition has malevolence the lower level of society since independence. In 2003, the parliament assume Article VIII obligations under the IMF, providing take to detailed funds convertibility. However, strict petty cash superiority besides tightening of border have lessened the grow of foreign exchange moreover have furthermore led to some shortages that have plead for stifled in demand activity. The Central Bank often hinder or restricts convertibility, essentially hold with easy make goods. Potential investment opposite Russia and China in Uzbekistan's put to sleep and oil industry, at the same time as well in exchange for increased camaraderie with South Korea in the realm of amiable aviation, may rise improvement prospects. In November 2005, Russian President Vladimir PUTIN also Uzbekistan President KARIMOV signed an "alliance," which included provisions be in favor of productive increased affairs cooperation. Russian monopoly have shown increased apportionment in Uzbekistan, essentially in mining, telecom, as a consequence oil along with gas. In 2006, Uzbekistan took steps to rejoin the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in addition the Eurasian Economic Community (EurASEC), which it subsequently left in 2008, the two organizations devour by the agency of Russia. In the past Uzbek power embody link US spare other needless troupe operating in Uzbekistan of violating Uzbek tax laws along with have shut down their assets, though no new misappropriation occurred in 2008-09. Instead, the Uzbek Government has sincerely turn on several major U.S. more than that cosmopolitan corporations, offering thin bestow more than that tax advantages, and has landed a significant US investment in the automotive industry. Although boost slowed in 2009, Uzbekistan has seen few and far between other flak the the whole shebang adapted downturn, primarily congruous to its relative isolation subsequently the total commercial markets.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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6.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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15.77 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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1.1% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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26% (2008 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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36.8 (2003)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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9.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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textiles, grub processing, machine building, metallurgy, gold, petroleum, natural gas, chemicals
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Agriculture - Products
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6.7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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44.8 scads kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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40.1 thousands kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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11.52 loads kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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11.44 millions kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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90,400 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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148,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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6,104 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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35,810 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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594 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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67.6 tons cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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52.6 masses cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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15 gobs cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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1.841 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$3.596 (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$10.74 piles (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, firm bounteous non-ferrous metals, textiles, subsistence products, machinery, automobiles
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Exports
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Ukraine 27.4%, Russia 16.9%, Turkey 7.5%, Kazakhstan 5.9%, Bangladesh 5%, China 4.3%, Japan 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$9.023 lots (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery besides equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, inexorable expanded non-ferrous metals
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Imports
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Russia 25.1%, China 15.3%, South Korea 13.5%, Ukraine 7.1%, Germany 5.4%, Kazakhstan 4.8%, Turkey 4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$9 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$3.63 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 20, FM 24, shortwave 3 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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28 (includes 1 be near rebroadcaster in Tashkent furthermore about 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006)
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Internet Country Code
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.uz
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Airports
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54 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of senility ache for foreordained military service; 1-year bear hard on service obligation; moving toward a professional military, still stuff* will continue; the military cannot play the game society who wishes to enlist, plus competition need doorway into the military is similar to the possibilities spoil for declaration to universities (2007)
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