Uzbekistan Dr. Abror N. Gadaev Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Dr. Abror N. Gadaev Samarkand, Uzbekistan

• Presentation to the Moore Haven
• Jr-Sr High School
• LaBelle, Florida
• May 17, 2004

• Where is Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan – Central Asia Region

• Uzbekistan – General Information

• Area: 447,001 km2 (172,588 mi2) or 2.5 size of Florida
• Population: 26 million (July 2003 est.)
• Ethnic Groups: Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 estimates)
• Independence in August 1991 from former USSR
• President: Islom Abduganievich KARIMOV (since 1990)
• Capital: Tashkent (population 2 million)
• Religion: Muslim, Eastern Orthodox

Geography & Administration

• Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia.
• The nation is divided into 12 vilayats (governmental regions) plus one autonomous republic: Karakalpakstan (the Aral Sea region).
• The country can be divided into three zones:
• Desert (Kyzylkum), steppe and semi-arid region covering 60% of the country, mainly the central and western parts;
• Fertile Valleys (including the Fergana valley) that skirt the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers;
• Mountainous Areas in the east with peaks of about 4500 m(14765 ft) above sea level (Tien Shan and Gissaro-Alay mountain ranges).

Climate

• Temperature is continental, dry and hot :
• Summer 107-116 ºF in the plains
• 77-86 ºF in the mountainous zone
• Winter 12 ºF in the north
• 35 - 37 ºF in the south
• Rainfall:
• Annual 10 inches
• 4 inches in the northwest
• 17 inches in the mountainous zone, middle and southern
• Rainfall occurs during the winter season, mainly between October and April.

• Uzbekistan – Central Asia Region