UZBEKISTAN

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Local name: Ozbekiston
Capital: Tashkent (Toshkent)
Government: republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Currency: Uzbekistani soum (UZS)
Official language: Uzbek
Other languages spoken: Russian , Tajik

Brief History. The heart of central Asia, Uzbekistan is today made up of peoples descended from Mongol, Turkic, and Iranian tribes, along with indigenous nomadic peoples. Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. In 1924 a socialist republic was set up and stiff resistance to the Red Army was eventually suppressed. While developing its mineral and petroleum reserves, the country, which was independent since 1991, seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on agriculture. Terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization are the current concerns of this country.

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