UZBEKISTAN

n. country in central Asia (member of the Commonwealth of Independent States)

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi; Cyrillic: Ўзбекистон Республикаси; Russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, formerly part of 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.
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Noun
1. a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
(synonym) Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek
(hypernym) Asian country, Asian nation
(member-holonym) Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS
(part-holonym) Asia
(part-meronym) Tashkent, Taskent, capital of Uzbek
(class) Islamic Group of Uzbekistan, IMU, Islamic Party of Turkestan

n. Uzbekistan, country in central Asia

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Background Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991, the country seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on agriculture while developing its mineral and petroleum reserves. Current concerns include terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and democratization. Map of Uzbekistan More about Uzbekistan: People Geography Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues