Country

POPULATION

Uzbek children from Persic origin at Samarkand with traditional snacks somsa The Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central ...
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Scientists and astronomers from Central Asia

Statue of al-Khwarazmi at Khiva Muhammad Musa Al-KHWARAZMI (Al-Khwārizmī) : born around 783, at Khwarezm in Greater Khorasan (modern Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan). He died around ...
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IMPORTANT DATES

Sogdiana or former Central Asian countries Some dates to locate important periods of the region: 8th c. BC Foundation of ...
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ECONOMY

Uzbekistan is an agro-industrial country. 38% of the workforce is mainly employed in the sphere of irrigated agriculture (crops of ...
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Subdivisions

Subdivisions of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan is divided into 12 regions (Uzbek: viloyat), city (Shahri) and one autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan (Respublikasi) ...
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GEOGRAPHY

Map of Uzbekistan With an area of 447,000 square kilometers (roughly the size of Spain or California ), shared between ...
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POLICY

The Constitution of 8 December 1992 established a presidential system with a bicameral parliament in the end of 2004 (Oliy ...
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HISTORY

Throughout its history, the territory of modern Uzbekistan was mostly dominated by large surrounding empires of the Persians, Greeks, Arabs, ...
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