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Uzbekistan. Tyra Robinson Elizabeth Kyde. Location: Central Asia, North of Afghanistan Slightly larger than California Area: Total= 447,400 sq km ; Land: 425,400 sq km ; Water=22,000 sq km. Land. Land Cont….
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Uzbekistan Tyra Robinson Elizabeth Kyde
Location: Central Asia, North of Afghanistan Slightly larger than California Area: Total= 447,400 sq km ; Land: 425,400 sq km ; Water=22,000 sq km Land
Land Cont… • Natural Resources: Natural Gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, and molybdenum. • Total Renewable Water resources: 72.2 cu km (2003)
Continental Hot Summers (40°C) Cool Winters (-23°C to -40°C) Arid, 100-200 millimeters of rain 85% Deserts 13% Mountains Algae, Mushrooms, Anthropoda, Round Helmints, Protozoa, and Bacteria Climate/ Vegetation • Carnivores : Wild Cat, Tiger, Leopard, Camel • Bats: Long Fingered, Giant Hoctule • Rodents: Little Ground Squirrel, Moles.
Government • Presidential Republic (Head of State and Head of Government) • Islam Abdugan Iyevich Karimov (March 24, 1990 – Present) • Population: 27,345,026 • Life Expectancy: Male- 68 Female- 75
Once part of the Persian Empire Conquered by Alexander the Great in the 4th Century Territory was made into the Uzbek Republic in 1924 became the independent Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist Republic in 1925 “OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ADOPTING NEW VIEWS ON POSSIBLE SECURITY THREATS IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS” History & Current Events
Economy • Developed Industry • Gold and Cotton are the major exports • Currency: 1 Som (uzs) = 100 tiyin • Age 15+ can read and write • Literacy: total population 99.3% Male: 99.6% Female: 99%
Clothing: Long tunic shirt, pants and a coat. Neckline opening horizontal for men, vertical for women. Food: Breads, noodles, rice, meat, carrots, onions, soup (fatty meats and vegetables), Green Tea, and Wine. Language: Turkic (23.5 million speakers) Religion: Islam Architecture: Persian, Islamic, Russian, and Temurid. Culture
Places to Visit • Tashkent: largest city. Capital of Uzbekistan located in foot hills of the Tianshan. • Bukhara: Capital of the Bukhara province. 5th largest city. • Samarkand: City famous for its central location on the Asian Silk Road.
Works Cited • <ancienthistory.about.com/oct/atlas/qt/climateuzbek.htm> • <historyofcountriesoftheworld.com/uz-animals.html>