Uzbekistan (New Union)

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси), is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, part of the. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.

History
The republic has been a peaceful part of the Soviet Union since the very beginning. It is a poorer Republic but government incentives have seen its economy rise a bit.

Economy
Agriculture employs 28% of Uzbekistan's labour force and contributes 24% of its GDP (2006 data).