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Uzbekistan:
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Other pages in this profile of Uzbekistan:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months (2004) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 7,480,484 females age 16-49: 7,542,017 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 5,684,540 females age 16-49: 6,432,976 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually |
Definition males age 16-49: 311,668 females age 16-49: 301,994 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 2% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition prolonged drought and cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan creates water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2004; border delimitation of 130 km of border with Kyrgyzstan is hampered by serious disputes around enclaves and other areas |
Refugees and internally displaced persons |
Definition refugees (country of origin): 39,202 (Tajikistan); 1,060 (Afghanistan) IDPs: 3,400 (forced population transfers by government from villages near Tajikistan border) (2007) |
Trafficking in persons |
Definition current situation: Uzbekistan is a source country for women and girls trafficked to Kazakhstan, Russia, Middle East, and Asia for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; men are trafficked to Kazakhstan and Russia for purposes of forced labor in the construction, cotton, and tobacco industries; men and women are also trafficked internally for the purposes of domestic servitude, forced labor in the agricultural and construction industries, and for commercial sexual exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Uzbekistan is on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms of trafficking in 2007; the government did not amend its criminal code to increase penalties for convicted traffickers; in March 2008, Uzbekistan adopted ILO Conventions on minimum age of employment and on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor and is working with the ILO on implementation; the government also demonstrated its increasing commitment to combat trafficking in March 2008 by adopting a comprehensive anti-trafficking law; Uzbekistan has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008) |
Illicit drugs |
Definition transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and small amounts of opium poppy for domestic consumption; poppy cultivation almost wiped out by government crop eradication program; transit point for heroin precursor chemicals bound for Afghanistan |
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