Uzbekistan 2006

Uzbekistan 2006

In 2006, Uzbekistan was a sovereign nation located in Central Asia. It had a population of around 27 million people and the majority of the population practiced Islam. Agriculture and industry were its main industries, with cotton, gas, oil and uranium being some of its major exports. According to constructmaterials, the capital city, Tashkent, was home to many governmental buildings and offices. The climate in Uzbekistan is continental with hot summers and cold winters. Tourism was an important part of the economy and many people from other countries came to visit the country’s unique culture, stunning landscapes, vibrant nightlife, historical sites such as mosques and mausoleums, bustling bazaars (markets), churches and medinas (old towns). The infrastructure in Uzbekistan was well developed with roads being built as well as other projects such as hydroelectric power plants. Despite its economic challenges, Uzbekistan had made great strides since gaining independence in 1991 and was well on its way to becoming a prosperous nation.

Yearbook 2006

Uzbekistan. According to CountryAAH, major public holidays in Uzbekistan include Independence Day (September 1) and New Year (January 1). Regime critic Nadira Khidojatova from the new opposition group Uzbekistan’s Sunshine Coalition at the beginning of the year was charged with financial crimes. However, she had been arrested since she criticized the government’s bloody blow to the demonstrations in the city of Andizhan the year before. According to eyewitnesses, several hundred people were killed by security forces.

Land area 447,400 km²
Total population 30,565,411
Residents per km² 68.3
Capital Tashkent
Official language Uzbek
Income per capita $ 6,900
Currency So’m
ISO 3166 code UZ
Internet TLD .uz
License plate UZB
Telephone code +998
Time zone UTC +5
Geographic coordinates 41 00 N, 64 00 O

The leader of Uzbekistan’s Sunshine Coalition, Sanjar Umarov, was also brought to justice. He had been arrested accused of, among other things, money laundering and other financial crimes, but according to supporters, the charges were politically motivated.

The Sunshine Coalition was largely the only opposition group to openly criticize the events in Andizan, as other groups were already crushed by the authorities. In a letter to Parliament, Umarov had also demanded market economy reforms. Both Khidojatova and Umarov had been kept in isolation, and when a lawyer visited Umarov he found the opposition leader naked and confused. According to supporters, he had been detained. Khidojatova was sentenced to ten years in prison and Umarov to fourteen years. According to the court, Umarov’s sentence would be reduced to just over ten years. He was also fined just over eight million dollars. According to the judgment, he was found guilty of having led a criminal group, which was devoted to, among other things, money laundering and tax evasion. Over 150 people had been convicted of various crimes in connection with the Andizyan uprising at that time.

Eight young men who stood trial in March in Tashkent testified in court that they had been tortured to confess. They were accused of Muslim extremism, which they rejected.

At the one-year memorial in May of the Andizyan massacre, Uzbekistan was called on by the United States to have an international commission investigate the incident.

In November, the EU extended the sanctions imposed on Uzbekistan following the Andizyan massacre. At the same time, it was decided to resume low-level talks with Uzbekistan. President Islam Karimov was reported to have admitted that there were deficiencies in the local government in Andizhan and that the leaders there neglected the needs of people.

From Uzbekistan to the Russian command – and back

The Timurites lost their dominance to the Turkish Uzbeks who had conquered the Transoxiana region between the Central Asian powers, Amu and Syr-Darya (Oxus and Jaxartes in Greek). The Uzbek rulers built a thriving center of culture and religion in Bukhara alongside Samarkand.

However, the disputing Uzbeks were threatened by the Persian superpower in the west and, since the mid-19th century, by Russia of Peter the Great and Catherine II in the north. Russia had a great desire to enter the Black Sea as England expanded its own Asian empire to the north from India. In Central Asia, the interests of the two major collided. On both sides began the unbridled conquest of territories, the “Great Game”. The Caucasus proved to be a difficult piece for Russia, but the conquests to the southeast of the Urals succeeded. The fertile steppes were capable of pushing cotton and grain for the needs of the great motherland, especially when Lake Araljärvi and its rivers were a great source for arranging irrigation. Born in the ruins of Russia, the Soviet Union established the Soviet Republic of Turkestan in Central Asia, which in the 1920s was divided into five separate republics: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Uzbekistan was the third largest republic in the Soviet Union after Russia and Ukraine. During the Soviet era, Muslims were deprived of opportunities to practice their own religion, the collectivization of agriculture and animal husbandry took effect, and dealings in national languages ​​were changed to Russian.

The perestroika-induced turmoil ended the Soviet Union and all the Central Asian republics became independent, Uzbekistan in 1991. In a good “Stanian” (name comes from the rest of the four Central Asian republics), the former Soviet leader was elected to lead the new independent republic in 2016. Islam Karimov.

Uzbekistan Map with Surrounding Countries

Uzbekistan Overview

Uzbekistan is the most populous country in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, and an important producer of cotton and gas. Its neighbors are Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The country is located along the Silk Road and has been ruled by the Mongols, Persians and Russians, Alexander the Great and Timur Lenk. The majority of the population is concentrated in the southern and eastern parts of the country.

About 80 percent of the country’s land area is mostly desert. In the eastern part there are mountains with the highest peaks rising to about 4,500 meters. The Fergana Valley, the most fertile region of Uzbekistan, is also located in the eastern part of the country. In the Fergana valley it rains only about 100-300mm per year. Two large rivers flow into the country, Amudarya from Tajikistan and Syrdarya from Kazakhstan.

Capital: Tashkent

Area: 447,400 km2

Population: 30,565,411 (estimate 7/2020)

Population density: 57 persons per square kilometer

Population: Uzbeks 80%, Russians 5.5%, Tajiks 5%, Kazakhs 3%, Karakalpaks 2.5%, Tatars 1.5% and others 2.5%

Time zone: UTC + 5

Language: Uzbek

Main products: Cotton, gold and natural gas

Currency: Som

Form of government: President

Religion: Muslims 88%, Orthodox Christians 9%, others 3%