picture take from uzbekistan: history, geography, governmen

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Terry Fuller Per. 2 12/5/06
Uzbekistan
Picture take from Uzbekistan History, Geography,
Government, and Culture Infoplease.com.
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Flag of Uzbekistan
Here is the National Flag of Uzbekistan. It has
four colors Blue, Red, White, and Green. There
is also a moon and 12 stars.
Picture taken from http//www.infoplease.com/ipa/A
0108128.html
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Geography
Uzbekistan is situated in central Asia between
the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers, the Aral Sea,
and the slopes of the Tien Shan Mountains. It is
bounded by Kazakhstan in the north and northwest,
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the east and
southeast, Turkmenistan in the southwest, and
Afghanistan in the south. The republic also
includes the Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic,
with its capital, Nukus (1992 est. pop.,
182,000). The country is about one-tenth larger
in area than the state of California. Info taken
from http//www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108128.html.
Picture taken from http//www.eurasianet.org/resou
rce/uzbekistan/index.shtml
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Government

• Uzbekistan has its own government different than
  the countries around it. The form of government
  that they have is called a Republic. A Republic
  is just an Authoritarian Presidential Rule.

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History

• The Uzbekistan land was once part of the ancient
  Persian Empire and was later conquered by
  Alexander the Great in the 4th century B.C.
  During the 8th century, the nomadic Turkic tribes
  living there were converted to Islam by invading
  Arab forces who dominated the area. The Mongols
  under Ghengis Khan took over the region from the
  Seljuk Turks in the 13th century, and it later
  became part of Tamerlane the Great's empire and
  that of his successors until the 16th century.
  The Uzbeks invaded the territory in the early
  16th century and merged with the other
  inhabitants in the area. Their empire broke up
  into separate Uzbek principalities, the khanates
  of Khiva, Bukhara, and Kokand. These city-states
  resisted Russian expansion into the area but were
  conquered by the Russian forces in the mid-19th
  century. Info taken from http//www.infoplease.co
  m/ipa/A0108128.html

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Races/Ethnicity

• In Uzbekistan there are many different races and
  people from different ethnicities. 80 of the
  people are Uzbek. 5.5 are Russian. 5 are
  Tajik. 3 are Kazak. 2.5 are Karakalpak. 1.5
  are Tatar and 2.5 are other races. Info taken
  from http//www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108128.html

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Religions

• There arent very many different religions in
  Uzbekistan. There are 88 Muslim (Sunni) and 12
  Eastern Orthodox. In the picture to your left
  there is the Sunni Triangle. It is where most
  of the Sunni believers live. Info taken from
  http//www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108128.html

Picture taken from http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su
nni_Triangle
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Major Cities

• There are many large cities in Uzbekistan. Three
  of the main ones are Karakalpakstan, Bukhara, and
  the capital city of Tashkent. Karakalpakstan is
  a huge city. Its area makes up more than 1295
  thousand square km which is bigger than Germany,
  France and Great Britain in total. Bukhara is an
  ancient settlement with history that goes back to
  the early centuries A. D. Tashkent is the capital
  of sovereign Uzbekistan. In the present Tashkent
  is one of the most important business centers of
  Central Asia. Info taken from http//www.orexca.co
  m/tashkent_uzbekistan.shtml

Here is a picture of a building in Tashkent. It
is a famous building. Picture taken from
http//www.orexca.com/tashkent_uzbekistan.shtml
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Foods

• One particularly distinctive and well-developed
  aspect of Uzbek culture is its cuisine. Unlike
  their nomadic neighbors, the Uzbeks have had a
  settled civilization for centuries. Between the
  deserts and mountains, in the oasis and fertile
  valleys, they cultivated grain and domesticated
  livestock. The resulting abundance of products
  allowed the Uzbeks to express their strong
  tradition of hospitality, which in turn enriched
  their cuisine.
• The seasons, specifically winter and summer,
  greatly influence the composition of the basic
  menu. In the summer, fruits, vegetables and nuts
  are ubiquitous. Fruits grow in abundance in
  Uzbekistan - grapes, melons, watermelons,
  apricots, pears, apples, cherries, pomegranates,
  lemons, persimmons, quinces and figs. Vegetables
  are no less plentiful, including some lesser
  known species such as green radishes, yellow
  carrots, dozen of pumpkin and squash varieties,
  in addition to the usual eggplants, peppers,
  turnips, cucumbers and luscious tomatoes. Info
  taken from http//www.orexca.com/cuisine.shtml

Here is a picture of a Uzbekistani man preparing
a meal. Picture taken from http//www.orexca.com/
cuisine.shtml
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General Information

• National name Ozbekiston Respublikasi
• President Islam A. Karimov (1990)
• Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyayev (2003)
• Land area 164,247 sq mi (425,400 sq km) total
  area 172,741 sq mi (447,400 sq km)
• Population (2006 est.) 27,307,134 (growth rate
  1.7) birth rate 26.4/1000 infant mortality
  rate 70.0/1000 life expectancy 64.6 density
  per sq mi 158
• Literacy rate 99 (2003 est.)
• Economic summary GDP/PPP (2005 est.) 53.01
  billion per capita 2,000. Real growth rate 7.2
  . Inflation 8.8. Unemployment 0.7
  officially, plus another 20 underemployed.
  Arable land 11. Agriculture cotton,
  vegetables, fruits, grain livestock.
• Info taken from http//www.infoplease.com/ipa/A010
  8128.html