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Samarqand Viloyati.Informations Samarqand Viloyati Uzbekistan
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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..
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Capital Samarqand Viloyati : |
Tashkent (Toshkent) .
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| Climate Samarqand Viloyati :
| mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east .
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| Life expectancy Samarqand Viloyati :
| 64.09 years .
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| Fertility rate Samarqand Viloyati :
| 2.97 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government Samarqand Viloyati :
| republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch .
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| Population Uzbekistan :
| 26,410,416 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Uzbekistan :
| 447,400 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Uzbekistan :
| 1,717,100 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Uzbekistan :
| 320,800 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Samarqand Viloyati :
| 998.
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