1. Tyra Robinson Elizabeth Kyde
Uzbekistan
Tyra Robinson
Elizabeth Kyde

2. Land 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

3. 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)

4. Climate/ Vegetation Continental Hot Summers (40°C)
Cool Winters (-23°C to -40°C)
Arid, millimeters of rain
85% Deserts
13% Mountains
Algae, Mushrooms, Anthropoda, Round Helmints, Protozoa, and Bacteria
Carnivores : Wild Cat, Tiger, Leopard, Camel
Bats: Long Fingered, Giant Hoctule
Rodents: Little Ground Squirrel, Moles.

5. 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

6. History & Current Events
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”

7. 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%

8. Culture
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.

9. 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.

10. Works Cited
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