Uzbekistan, in the ancient cradle between the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya rivers, is the most historically fascinating of the Central Asian
republics. Within it are some of the oldest towns in the world, some of
the Silk Road's main centers and most of the region's architectural splendors. Uzbekistan occupies the heartland of Central Asia...  |
| "Islam, State-Building and Uzbekistan's Foreign Policy"--Henry E. Hale
Western observers tend to assume that resurgent Islam in Uzbekistan will inevitably push the former Soviet republic into an alliance with the Muslim states of South Asia and... |
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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 1925. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals ... |
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More on Uzbekistan-IN 1991 THE FIVE SOVIET REPUBLICS of Central Asia--Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan--were faced for the first time with the prospect of existence as independent states. In critical respects, they were unprepared for this event: their economies all had performed specific tasks in the Soviet ... |
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US State Department 1999 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices--Uzbekistan is an authoritarian state with limited civil rights. The Constitution provides for a presidential system with separation of powers between the executive, legislative, and judicial ... |
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The Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State-
Constitutionally, the Government of Uzbekistan provides for separation of powers, freedom of speech, and representative government. In reality, the executive holds almost all power. The judiciary lacks independence and the legislature, which meets only a few days each year, has little power to shape laws. The president selects and replaces provincial governors... |
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Strange Sex Laws
"Some are seriously insane, but apparently they're all true..
1. In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death. (Like THAT makes sense.)
2. In Bahrain, a male...
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