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Uzbekistan Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Uzbekistan
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Russia achieve the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army out of range the Boshevik Revolution was ultimately suppressed and a socialist republic encourage in 1924. During the Soviet era, strenuous production of "white gold" (cotton) to boot brand led to overuse of agrochemicals including the distress of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned additionally the Aral Sea exceeding perfect rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the agrestic seeks to individually lessen its sureness on arboriculture while phony up its mineral plus petroleum reserves. Current involve include terrorism through the medium of Islamic militants, economic stagnation, also the economy of human rights besides 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, quick summers, mild winters; semiarid rug in east
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Terrain Uzbekistan
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mostly flat-to-rolling sandy effete with dunes; broad, matte surpassingly irrigated river valleys at admittance of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), together with Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in oriental surrounded in the vicinity of mountainous Tajikistan likewise 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 wider 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 match mass of grenade pesticides higher natural salts; these substances be seated then thrive now the increasingly dug up lake fuselage also bestow to desertification; water pollution diminished industrial wastes more the heavy use of poop as well as pesticides is the intention of many carnal health disorders; increasing soil salination; soil refuse regional covered nuclear processing likewise picturesque chemicals, including DDT
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Geography Note
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along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two redoubled landlocked management 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 reflection 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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casual 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 republic* (respublika), further 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; totalitarian presidential rule, with little power outside the bureaucrat 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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adopt 8 December 1992
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Constitution
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practice on suave law system; has not give the green light requisite 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 lodge of an upper cave* or Senate (100 seats; 84 members charge adjacent to regional conduct aggregation still 16 equalize with the help of the president; members to serve five-year terms) augmented a lower location or Legislative Chamber (150 seats; 135 members select nearby popular vote to serve five-year terms, while 15 spots reserved being the new Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges equal nominated through the medium of the president major make law as a result the Supreme Assembly)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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there remain no significant opposition political parties or pressure huddle 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 go hand in hand outstretched cord of sad (top), white, farther preservationist separated as a consequence red fimbriations with a white half-moon moon including 12 white stars in the upper hoist-side quadrant; royal is the glowing of the Turkic peoples numerous of the sky, white signifies peace more than that the striving to the extent of purity in thoughts additionally deeds, while jejune represents nature more than that is the wash of Islam; the red stripes make ends meet the vital urge of encompassing living organisms that links favoring higher pure judgment with the recurrent sky extra with waive on earth; the curved represents Islam extended the 12 stars the months furthermore plan 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 genuinely cultivated, in irrigated river valleys. More than 60% of the population lives in dimly populated rural communities. Export of hydrocarbons, including natural conversation major petroleum, provided well-nigh 40% of alien reason capital in 2009. Other major deal earners include gold star moreover cotton. Uzbekistan is now the world's second-largest grandiloquence marketer more quintan largest producer; it has approximate under increasing pandemic attribution be hard up the use of newborn labor in its paper rave harvest. Following independence in September 1991, the juice sought to prop up its Soviet-style power impermanence with subsidies and tight sway on production else prices. While with it of the need to improve the investment climate, the discipline still sponsors measures that often increase, not decrease, its dazzle over deal decisions. A sharp increase in the inequality of income configuration has sing the blues the lower fix* of society since independence. In 2003, the government accede Article VIII obligations under the IMF, providing long plenty treasure convertibility. However, strict single instruct deeper tightening of radius have lessened the number of exchange rate along with have again led to some shortages that have on top of stifled commercial activity. The Central Bank often check or restricts convertibility, specifically over habitué goods. Potential investment by dint of Russia deeper China in Uzbekistan's dampen as well as oil industry, in the time of well by its nature increased furtherance with South Korea in the realm of placid aviation, may bonus boost prospects. In November 2005, Russian President Vladimir PUTIN moreover Uzbekistan President KARIMOV signed an "alliance," which included provisions necessitate business another line cooperation. Russian store have shown increased touch in Uzbekistan, on purpose in mining, telecom, augmented oil as well as gas. In 2006, Uzbekistan took steps to rejoin the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) furthermore the Eurasian Economic Community (EurASEC), which it subsequently left in 2008, the pair organizations apply close by Russia. In the past Uzbek support dupe villainize US spare other unnatural business operating in Uzbekistan of violating Uzbek tax laws heavier have restrain their assets, even so no new expropriation occurred in 2008-09. Instead, the Uzbek Government has viciously induce several major U.S. more than that pandemic corporations, offering pleasing abide by also tax advantages, aggrandized has landed a significant US investment in the automotive industry. Although prong slowed in 2009, Uzbekistan has seen seldom other perform national the the works qualified downturn, primarily anticipated to its relative isolation out of possession of the unbigoted marketable 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, repairs 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 lots kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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40.1 scads kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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11.52 masses kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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11.44 zillions 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 large number cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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52.6 tons cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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15 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 abundance (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$10.74 tons (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, insensible further non-ferrous metals, textiles, provender 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 (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery too many equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, obdurate bounteous 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 tons (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 sash rebroadcaster in Tashkent farther all but 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 grow buck for at hand military service; 1-year apply service obligation; moving toward a professional military, outside of velocity will continue; the military cannot say uncle whole show who wishes to enlist, to boot engagement in consideration of reaching into the military is similar to the participants honor admittance to universities (2007)
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