Plan about Uzbekistan Natural resources. Population, labor and employment

PLAN

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  About Uzbekistan
  
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  Natural resources.
  
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  Population, labor and employment.
  
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  Macroeconomics.
  
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  Industry.
  
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  Agriculture.
  
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  Transport.
  
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  Foreign economic relations.
  
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  Social sphere.
  

ABOUT UZBEKISTAN

Uzbekistan is located in the very center of Eurasia, through territory of which the Great Silk Road used to pass in the history. And nowadays, it is a crossroad of international highways, railways and airways, heading to different directions.

The full name - the Republic of Uzbekistan. Governmental structure - republic. The country includes the Autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan, 12 provinces and capital city Tashkent. Uzbekistan declared independence on August 31, 1991. The national holiday - Independence Day, celebrated on 1⁵¹ of September. The head of the country - President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The highest legislative power belongs to two-chamber parliament, Oily Majlis.

The territory of the country equals to 448.9 thous. km². Uzbekistan is the only country in Central Asia, which has borders with all other members of the region: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

Approximately two-thirds of Uzbekistan's territory is occupied by flat areas (Turan low-land, valleys of such rivers as Amudarya, Sirdarya, Zarafshan and their tributaries), one-third is occupied by foothills of Tian- Shan and Pamir.

Due to Uzbekistan's remote location from the World Ocean, the climate is extremely continental with sharp falls of day and night temperatures. In summer, hot and dry climate prevails in larger part of the country's territory. Average annual temperature fluctuates between 9 ? in the North, and 16?

in the South. Annual amount of precipitation fluctuates from few dozen of millimeters in flat areas, up to 1 thousand millimeters on mountains. Number of sunshine hours in the republic fluctuates from 2700 to 3130.