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...Uzbekistan is of strategic importance for the long-term stability of the Central Asian region. Decades of over-irrigation to drive cotton production under Soviet rule has resulted in ecological crises that threaten its traditional agricultural base. Moreover, people are increasingly disillusioned with corruption, worsening poverty and human rights abuses.
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Uzbekistan is of strategic importance for the long-term stability of the region as the Ferghana valley, in the east of the country, is the most densely populated area in Central Asia. However, decades of over-irrigation to drive cotton production under Soviet rule has resulted in ecological crises that threaten its traditional agricultural base. Moreover, people are increasingly disillusioned with corruption, worsening poverty and human rights abuses. |
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In 1991 Uzbekistan emerged as a sovereign country after more than a century of Russian rule - first as part of the Russian empire and then as a component of the Soviet Union. Positioned on the ancient Great Silk Road between Europe and Asia, majestic cities such as Bukhara and Samarkand, famed for their architectural opulence, once flourished as trade and cultural centres.
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Uzbekistan
