Uzbekistan
The proclamation of Independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan on September1, 1991, is a landmark in the history of the country. The republic of Uzbekistan has favorable natural and geographical conditions. Uzbekistan, in the ancient cradle between the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya rivers, is the most historically fascinating of the Central Asian republics. Within it are some of the oldest towns in the world, some of the Silk Road’s architectural splendors. Uzbekistan occupies the heartland of Central Asia, sharing a border with Kazakhstan, Kyrghizstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. The territory of the republic covers approximately 447,000 square kilometers.
Uzbekistan is a multinational republic. The population of Uzbekistan is about 25 million people. Moreover, this number includes various ethnic groups as Uzbeks, Russians, Tajiks, Kazakhs, Tatars, Karakalpaks, Koreans, etc.
Uzbekistan has great economic potential from its own resources. Heavy industry, centered in northeast, mainly petroleum and mineral processing, machinery, ferrous metallurgy, chemicals, and electric power. Light industry dominated by fabric and food processing. Uzbekistan has many joint ventures with such well-developed countries: Germany, USA, Korea, Japan, Turkey, Italy, and France. Our industrial establishments various products are well known not only in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) but also in the world. Gold, copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, lithium, uranium, molybdenum, florspar, gas, coal, and oil are mined.
The past few years which have opened a new chapter in the history of our motherland, have been no means easy.
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The National Flag of Uzbekistan
The national flag of Uzbekistan represents our country at conferences, world exhibition and sports competitions. Our flag is rectangle colored cloth consisting of 4 horizontal stri pes: blue, white, green and red.Blue is the symbol of the sky and water, which are the main sources of life. Mainly blue was the color of the state flag of Amir Temur. White is the traditional symbol of peace and good luck.Green is the color of nature and new life. Red is the color of an active life.
In the upper left corner there is a crescent moon symbolizing the newly independent Republic. Twelve stars represent 12 months in a year.
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