JUST FACTS:

• Structure: Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan, 12
  regions, 226 cities and districts.
  
• Main industries: The Engineering industry,
  chemistry, metallurgy, radios and electronic industry, light industry has been
  given wide scope of development.
  
• More than 50% of Central Asia's energy supply
  sources fall to the share of Uzbekistan.
  
• The length of railroads exceeds 6,700 km; the
  highways 80, 000 km; aerial communication has been established with 30
  countries.
  
• The Republic of Uzbekistan is one of the most
  favorable regions in terms of natural and geographic conditions. It is situated
  in the central part of the Central Asian economic region and it is watered by
  Amudaria and Syrdaria, the largest rivers in Central Asia. The distance from
  western to eastern border is 1425 km, and from north to south 930 km. The size
  of Uzbekistan's territory is greater than the UK, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland
  and Austria taken together
  
• Uzbekistan has the world's fourth largest proven
  reserves of gold and tenth largest reserves of copper The annual gold output is
  about 70 tons.
  
• The volume of minerals extracted annually is worth
  US$ 5.5 billion, the annual accretion of minerals is US$ 6 - 7 billion.
  
• The republic produces 1.3 million tons of cotton
  fiber, 5 million tons of fruit and vegetables, 20, 000 tons of raw silk and 1. 5
  million of astrakhans annually.
  
• Uzbekistan is reach in fuel and power resources. Gas
  reserves total 5 trillion cubic meters, the reserves of oil 4 billion tons, and
  the reserves of coal 2 billion tons.
  
• 82.7% of enterprises belong to the non-state sector.
  Among them 83,500 small-scale and private enterprises and 4,500 joint-stock
  companies.
  
• 20,000 farms have been established. The size of land
  privately farmed has increased up to 2 70, 000 hectares and the size of a plot
  of land up to 14,6 hectares.
  
• More than 30 banks, about 150 stock and commodity
  exchanges, insurance companies, 2,000 wholesale stores, markets and shops, 100
  share-selling agencies are successfully operating in Uzbekistan.
  
• The non-state sector generates 67% of the national
  income and 95% of the agricultural production.
  
• Representations of 260 foreign firms and banks have
  been opened.
  
• The National Bank of Uzbekistan has established
  correspondent relations with 235 large foreign banks in 35 countries of the
  world.
  
• The representations of the international financial
  and banking institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary
  Fund, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and others are
  successfully operating in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

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