UZBEKISTAN

UZBEKISTAN

• Capital city: Tashkent
• Size:172,742
• Continent:Asia
• Surrounding countries:Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan

CURRENCY

• Som
• The county is rich but the people are poor
• Yes, there is a middle class

FOOD

• roasted meat, pastry and lepeshka (bread).

LANGUAGE

• Uzbek, karakalpack
• How to say hello: assalomu alaykum

HOLIDAYS

• Ramadan khait
• Kurban khait

FACTS

• Uzbekistan is a Central Asian nation
• The Uzbeks believe that turning bread upside down will bring bad fortune
• Handshakes are only acceptable if it's between 2 men
• Uzbekistan and Lichtenstein are the only double land locked countries
• Uzbekistan has 88% Muslims and only 5% practice it

FACTS

• The 56 world largest country
• Uzbekistan in follows the system of presidential republic
• There is a shortage of water in Uzbekistan
• Uzbekistan is the 4 largest producer of cotton-fiber in the world
• Uzbekistan became part of the USSER in 1992

POPULATION

• 30.24 million

GEOGRAPHY

• Landmarks: Registan, Babi-Khanym, and Shah-i-Zinda

PEOPLE

• Make: they produce 3 million cows a year and 5 million Leicester of milk over year
• Do: practice Muslim
• Famous people: Natasha Alam, Ruslan Chagaev

SPORTS

• Kurash, football, boxing, wrestling, judo

ANIMALS

• Cross fox, ermine, striped hyena, Lynx, and the cheetah