1. Uzbekistan: the land prototype of Suez & panama canals or the revival of the Great Silk Road? Uzbekistan: the land prototype of Suez & panama canals or the revival of the Great Silk Road?

2. Content: Objectives Objectives Brief review on Uzbekistan Brief review on Uzbekistan Great Silk Road Great Silk Road Uzbekistan as an International Intermodal Logistic Uzbekistan as an International Intermodal Logistic Center Center Hayraton – Mazari-Sharif rail way Hayraton – Mazari-Sharif rail way Suez and Panama canals Suez and Panama canals

3. Objectives:  Introduce Logistic system of Uzbekistan to Korean and Chinese students  Uzbekistan Logistic system’s future perspectives and its role on International arena

4. Brief review on Uzbekistan Brief review on Uzbekistan Independence Day: 1991/August/31 (19 years ago) Capital: Tashkent Population: 28 000 000 people Uzbek Language: Uzbek is the state language, Russian Russian is the language of international communication. TajikKarakalpak Tajik and Karakalpak languages are also widely used. Religion: Islam (80%), Christians (9%) Currency: Sum (UZS) 1 USD = 1500 UZS Climate: The climate of Uzbekistan is extremely continental +35°C +45 o C Summer is hot and dry. July +35°C to +45 o C –23°C – 40°C Winter is cold and dry. January –23°C to – 40°C Land: 80% is desert Landlocked country

5. Over 100 nations!!! Russians 1,199,000Tajiks 1,166,000 Kazakh 990,000Karakalpak 504,000 Tatar 324,000Kyrgiz 32,000 Koreans 164,000Turkmen 152,000 Ukranians 105,000Armenians 42,000 Azarbaijani 36,000Persians 30,000 Uighurs 20,000Belorussian 20,000 Crimenian tatar 10,000Jews 15,000 Bukhara Jews 10,000Turkish 10,000 Germans 7,000 Greeks 9,000 Polish, Khakassians, Ossetians, Chinese, Africans, Lithuanians, Estonians, Latvians, Bulgarians, Afghans, Indian descendants, Iranians, Chechens, and etc… *2000 year estimate

6. Uzbekistan? Where is it?

7. Great Silk Road

9. Rail Way System

11. Access to the largest International markets

13. Where does the Hayraton – Mazari-Sharif expected to be built ? ? ?

14. Suez & Panama

15. Mongolia  Somali

16. Kazakhstan  Kenya

18. Presented by Yekaterina Ir-senovna Song

19. Questions please?