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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Uzbekistan in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of
these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular interest to
you. You might be interested in
exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP,
for example. Perhaps your paper could
focus on life expectancy or infant mortality.
Other factors of interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to
basic services, etc. On the other
hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty
such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Uzbekistan
experiences an extreme continental climate, characterized by significant
temperature variations throughout the year.
The average temperature in Uzbekistan has been gradually increasing.
In 2022, it reached an all-time high of 14.86°C. In December,
temperatures average around -8°C (18°F) in the northern regions and 0°C (32°F)
in the southern parts of Uzbekistan. However, extreme fluctuations can lead
to temperatures as low as -35°C (-31°F). During the summer
months, temperatures can soar to 45°C (113°F) and even higher. – adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Uzbekistan U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uz.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/uzbekistan/ [accessed 11 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - since
independence in September 1991, government has maintained Soviet-style command
economy with subsidies and tight controls on production, prices, and access
to foreign currency; agriculture remains largely centered on cotton GDP -
per capita (PPP): $6,900 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
25.9% industry:
13.2% services: 60.9% (2012 est.) Unemployment
rate: 5% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 14% (2016
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 29 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 16.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy
at birth: total population: 74.8 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 97.8% of
population Physicians
density: 2.37 physicians/1,000 population (2014) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Uzbekistan borgenproject.org/category/uzbekistan/ [accessed 19 March 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
The Truth About Womens Rights In Uzbekistan borgenproject.org/womens-rights-in-uzbekistan/ ~
Paulownia Trees Reduce Poverty In Uzbekistan borgenproject.org/paulownia-trees/ ~
Female Activism: Women In Uzbekistan borgenproject.org/women-in-uzbekistan/ ~
Decreasing Hunger In Uzbekistan borgenproject.org/decreasing-hunger-in-uzbekistan/ ~
7 Facts About Healthcare In Uzbekistan borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-uzbekistan/ ~
5 Facts About Poverty In Uzbekistan borgenproject.org/facts-about-poverty-in-uzbekistan/ ~
Improving Education In Rural Uzbekistan borgenproject.org/education-in-rural-uzbekistan/ ~
Uzbekistan’s Economic Transformation borgenproject.org/uzbekistans-economic-transformation/ Central
Asian Heat Wave And Drought Creating Water Shortages, Crop Failures Bruce Pannier, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty RFE/RL, 24 June 24 June 2021 www.rferl.org/a/central-asian-drought-water-shortages/31324012.html?ltflags=mailer [accessed 24 June 2021] The
Drought -- For several months it has been obvious Central Asia was heading
into a period of severe drought. The
massive Toktogul Reservoir in Kyrgyzstan is a
bellwether for 2021 in Central Asia. Already
in March, officials in Kyrgyzstan were warning the level of water in the
reservoir was alarmingly low -- 8.7 billion cubic meters (bcm)
-- well below the capacity of 19.5 bcm. The
World Bank in Uzbekistan www.worldbank.org/en/country/uzbekistan/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] The
global COVID-19 pandemic is the most severe crisis Uzbekistan has faced since
the economy’s recovery from the breakup of the Soviet Union. It has adversely
affected the domestic economy and resulted in declines in employment,
well-being, and incomes. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Uzbekistan-ECONOMY.htmll [accessed 12 January 2021] Although
characterized by one of the lowest per capita incomes in the Central Asian
and other post-Soviet republics, Uzbekistan's rich reserves of gold, oil,
natural gas, coal, silver, and copper provide a promising endowment for
future development. As a major source of cotton for the textile industry in
the former USSR and the world's third largest cotton producer, Uzbekistan has
a predominantly agricultural economy. Agriculture and agroprocessing
accounted for about half of GNP in 1996. In addition, much of the industrial
production is linked to agriculture, including cotton harvesting equipment,
textiles, and chemical fertilizers and pesticides. All
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