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Uzbekistan, is a country in Central Asia,
formerly belonging to the Soviet Union. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to
the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and
Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south. Uzbekistan is Central Asia's most
populous country. Its 26 million people are concentrated in the south and
east of the country and comprise nearly half of the region's total
population. Uzbekistan is a dry country, 10% of which consists of intensely
cultivated, irrigated river valleys. Much of Uzbekistan’s GDP growth comes
from favourable prices for certain key exports, especially cotton, gold and
increasingly gas.
Uzbekistan is also putting itself on the tourist map. Tourist facilities and
services in the country are constantly improving and increasing as tour
operators attract visitors to this fascinating land. Uzbekistan is Central
Asia's oldest country and can look back on a history and culture spanning 25
centuries. Little wonder that travellers find Uzbekistan and its people so
overwhelmingly enthralling.
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