Karakalpakstan (New Union)

Karakalpakstan (: Қарақалпақстан, Qaraqalpaqstan; : Каракалпакстан, Karakalpakstan), officially the Republic of Karakalpakstan, is a of the. Originally an autonomous republic within, the region was upgraded to a full republic in 1994. Because of its cultural significance, the Karakalpaks have taken strong measures to revive and protect the (which had been in decline since the agricultural reforms of the 1960s).