| Terrain Uzbekistan :
| mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west
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| Natural hazards Uzbekistan :
| NA
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| Environment current issues Uzbekistan :
| shrinkage of the Aral Sea is resulting in growing concentrations of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then blown from the increasingly exposed lake bed and contribute to desertification; water pollution from industrial wastes and the heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides is the cause of many human health disorders; increasing soil salination; soil contamination from buried nuclear processing and agricultural chemicals, including DDT
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| Environment international agreements party to Uzbekistan :
| Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
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| Geography note Uzbekistan :
| along with Liechtenstein, one of the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world
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| Flag description Uzbekistan :
| three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a white crescent moon and 12 white stars in the upper hoist-side quadrant
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| Agriculture products Uzbekistan :
| cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain; livestock
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| Industries Uzbekistan :
| textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, natural gas, chemicals
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