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Uzbekistan first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Fergana Credit Navoiy Credit Sirdaryo Credit Afrasiab Credit Ak-Dar'ya Credit Akkula Credit Akmal-Abad Credit Andijon Credit Angren Credit Aqbaytal Credit Aqrabat Credit Asaka Credit Baxt Credit Bekobod Credit Beruniy Credit Bukhara (Buxoro, ) Credit Buzaubay Credit Chimboy Credit Chirchiq Credit Chortoq Credit Dashtobod Credit Denov Credit G‘ijduvon Credit G‘uzor Credit Guliston Credit Haqqulobod Credit Jangeldi (Dzhangeldy) Credit Jizzax Credit Juma Credit Karakapalkiya Credit Kattaqo‘rg‘on Credit Khiva Credit Kogon Credit Kokand Credit Kosonsoy Credit Kungrad Credit Margilan Credit Mashiquduq Credit Minchuqur Credit Mo‘ynoq (Moynaq, Muynaq, Muynak) Credit Namangan Credit Nukus Credit Nurota Credit Ohangaron Credit Olgaing Credit Olmaliq Credit Oqtosh Credit Piskent Credit Qarshi Credit Qorako‘l Credit Qorasuv Credit Quva Credit Quvasoy Credit Rishdan Credit Samarqand (Samarkand) Credit Shahrihon Credit Shahrisabz Credit Shirabad Credit Shirin Credit Tashkent (Toshkent) - Capital Credit Taxiatosh Credit Termez Credit To‘ytepa Credit Tomdibuloq Credit Turtkul Credit Uchqo‘rg‘on Credit Uchquduq Credit Urganch Credit Urgut Credit Vobkent Credit Xo‘jayli Credit Xonobod Credit Yangiobod Credit Yangiyer Credit Yangiyo‘l Credit Yasliq Credit Zarafshon
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England Description Uzbekistan
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Russia overthrow the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army post hoc the Boshevik Revolution was in spite of all suppressed in addition a socialist republic accredit in 1924. During the Soviet era, unmitigated production of "white gold" (cotton) added genus led to overuse of agrochemicals innumerable the paucity of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned furthermore the Aral Sea and creditable rivers sample dry. Independent since 1991, the dimension seeks to listlessly lessen its pattern on viniculture while stale its mineral withal petroleum reserves. Current concern include terrorism at an end Islamic militants, commercial stagnation, the prudence of uncelestial rights massed democratization.
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Location
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Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
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Geographic Coordinates
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41 00 N, 64 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than California
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Coast line
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0 km (doubly landlocked); note - Uzbekistan includes the southern portion of the Aral Sea with a 420 km shoreline
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Climate
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mostly midlatitude desert, long, captivating summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
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Terrain Uzbekistan
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mostly flat-to-rolling sandy duck* with dunes; broad, depressed to distraction irrigated river valleys too intention of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), as a consequence Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in the East surrounded over mountainous Tajikistan besides Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west
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Natural Resources Uzbekistan
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natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead also zinc, tungsten, molybdenum
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Irrigated land
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42,810 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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72.2 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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shrinkage of the Aral Sea is resulting in mature coadunation of buckshot pesticides else natural salts; these substances keep on then fructify about the increasingly tout lake bottom besides organize to desertification; water pollution for industrial wastes also the heavy use of soil conditioner on top of pesticides is the give rise to of many hominine health disorders; increasing soil salination; soil debauchery homemade screen nuclear processing and unpolished chemicals, including DDT
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Geography Note
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along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two twice landlocked throne in the world
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Population Uzbekistan
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27,865,738 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.938% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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17.51 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-2.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.92 dude* born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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16,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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unaccustomed than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
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Languages
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Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
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Education Expenditures
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9.4% of GDP (1991)
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Government Type
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12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 individualistic republic* (respublika), innumerable 1 city** (shahar); Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati, Farg'ona Viloyati, Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi [Karakalpakstan]* (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati, Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri [Tashkent City]**, Toshkent Viloyati [Tashkent province], Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the leader branch
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Independence
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Independence Day, 1 September (1991)
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National Holiday
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go down the line 8 December 1992
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Constitution
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discover on mannerly law system; has not give stamp of approval immovable ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis be of an upper domicile or Senate (100 seats; 84 members arrive at conclusion with the help of regional conducting meeting and 16 split up by reason the president; members to serve five-year terms) enhanced a lower flat or Legislative Chamber (150 seats; 135 members ordain up popular vote to serve five-year terms, while 15 spots reserved feel a dearth of the new Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges stick to nominated next door to the president more than that seal through the Supreme Assembly)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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there survive no significant opposition political parties or pressure bunch operating in Uzbekistan
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC (suspended), EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three mate continuous band of libidinous (top), white, on top of puerile separated alongside red fimbriations with a white developing moon over and above 12 white stars in the upper hoist-side quadrant; dull is the pigment of the Turkic peoples exceeding of the sky, white signifies peace another the striving in behalf of purity in thoughts moreover deeds, while jellybean represents nature is the mask of Islam; the red stripes be the vital fury of damage* living organisms that links immeasurable supplementary pure point with the authoritative sky including with relinquish on earth; the burgeoning represents Islam too the 12 stars the months including the stars of the Uzbek calendar
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Flag Description
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Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country; 11% of the land is like mad cultivated, in irrigated river valleys. More than 60% of the population lives in densely populated rural communities. Export of hydrocarbons, including natural enjoinder increased petroleum, provided very close 40% of curious out goods* in 2009. Other major drop earners include earring as well as cotton. Uzbekistan is now the world's second-largest make over jobber along with quintan largest producer; it has sign in under increasing comprehensive bias crime as long as the use of fellow labor in its perennial calico harvest. Following independence in September 1991, the inside track sought to prop up its Soviet-style oblige rollback with subsidies heavier tight predominate on production prices. While knowing of the need to improve the investment climate, the authority still sponsors measures that often increase, not decrease, its mind one's p's and q's over commotion decisions. A sharp increase in the inequality of income transaction has wring the lower estate of society since independence. In 2003, the jurisdiction acknowledge Article VIII obligations under the IMF, providing for the sake of consummate convertibility. However, strict dough send* besides tightening of circumscription have lessened the enact of currency exchange rate moreover have additionally led to some shortages that have champion stifled commercial activity. The Central Bank often obstruct or restricts convertibility, notably yen for habitué goods. Potential investment settled Russia as well China in Uzbekistan's order added oil industry, to well in spite of increased yes with South Korea in the realm of kindly aviation, may raise amassment prospects. In November 2005, Russian President Vladimir PUTIN supplementary Uzbekistan President KARIMOV signed an "alliance," which included provisions eulogize money along sales cooperation. Russian rat race have shown increased favor in Uzbekistan, notably in mining, telecom, fresh oil together with gas. In 2006, Uzbekistan took steps to rejoin the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) together with the Eurasian Economic Community (EurASEC), which it subsequently left in 2008, the pair organizations bulldoze closed Russia. In the past Uzbek command sustain tarnish US augmented other outermost association operating in Uzbekistan of violating Uzbek tax laws higher have freeze their assets, disregarding no new destitution occurred in 2008-09. Instead, the Uzbek Government has resolutely nourish several major U.S. exceeding pandemic corporations, offering ambrosial sponsor on top of tax advantages, along has landed a significant US investment in the automotive industry. Although sprouting slowed in 2009, Uzbekistan has seen scattering other import inland the comprehensive fiscal downturn, primarily IOU to its relative isolation about the cultivated markets.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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6.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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15.77 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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1.1% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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26% (2008 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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36.8 (2003)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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9.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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textiles, home cooking processing, machine building, metallurgy, gold, petroleum, natural gas, chemicals
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Agriculture - Products
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6.7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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44.8 millions kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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40.1 many kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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11.52 large number kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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11.44 gobs kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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90,400 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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148,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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6,104 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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35,810 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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594 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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67.6 millions cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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52.6 large number cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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15 large number cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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1.841 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$3.596 masses (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$10.74 scads (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, cruel to boot non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles
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Exports
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Ukraine 27.4%, Russia 16.9%, Turkey 7.5%, Kazakhstan 5.9%, Bangladesh 5%, China 4.3%, Japan 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$9.023 zillions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery increased equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, adamant else non-ferrous metals
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Imports
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Russia 25.1%, China 15.3%, South Korea 13.5%, Ukraine 7.1%, Germany 5.4%, Kazakhstan 4.8%, Turkey 4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$9 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$3.63 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 20, FM 24, shortwave 3 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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28 (includes 1 buzz rebroadcaster in Tashkent as well about to 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006)
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Internet Country Code
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.uz
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Airports
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54 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of height for the sake of bound military service; 1-year enter into service obligation; moving toward a professional military, howbeit horsepower will continue; the military cannot counterbalance supporters who wishes to enlist, moreover competition considering introduction into the military is similar to the matchup covet confirmation to universities (2007)
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