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    Introduction


    Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on agriculture while developing its mineral and petroleum reserves. Current concerns include terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization.


    Location


    Central Asia, north of Afghanistan


    Geographic coordinates


    41 00 N, 64 00 E


    Area


    total: 447,400 sq km water: 22,000 sq km land: 425,400 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly larger than California


    Land boundaries


    total: 6,221 km border countries: Afghanistan 137 km, Kazakhstan 2,203 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,099 km, Tajikistan 1,161 km, Turkmenistan 1,621 km


    Coastline


    0 km (doubly landlocked); note - Uzbekistan includes the southern portion of the Aral Sea with a 420 km shoreline


    Maritime claims


    none (doubly landlocked)


    Climate


    mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east


    Terrain


    mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Sariqarnish Kuli -12 m highest point: Adelunga Toghi 4,301 m


    Natural resources


    natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum


    Land use


    arable land: 10.8% permanent crops: 0.91% other: 88.29% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    42,810 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    NA


    Environment - current issues


    shrinkage of the Aral Sea is resulting in growing concentrations of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then blown from the increasingly exposed lake bed and contribute to desertification; water pollution from industrial wastes and the heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides is the cause of many human health disorders; increasing soil salination; soil contamination from buried nuclear processing and agricultural chemicals, including DDT


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world


    Population


    26,410,416 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Tashkent (Toshkent)


    Phone Code


    +998


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