Tyra Robinson Elizabeth Kyde Uzbekistan Tyra Robinson Elizabeth Kyde

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

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)

Climate/ Vegetation 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 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

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”

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%

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.

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>