🔆 Uzbekistan
📍 Why in News?
✅ India and Uzbekistan aim to more than double bilateral trade over the next three years.
📍 Location
✅ A Central Asian country.
✅ Capital: Tashkent.
✅ One of the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.
📍 Political Features
✅ Borders: Kazakhstan (North), Kyrgyzstan (North-East), Tajikistan (South-East), Afghanistan (South), Turkmenistan (South-West).
✅ The Aral Sea lies between southern Kazakhstan and northern Uzbekistan.
📍 Geographical Features
✅ Major Rivers: Amu Darya and Syr Darya.
✅ Major Lakes: Lake Aydarkul and Lake Sarykamish.
✅ Major Desert: Kyzylkum Desert.
✅ Highest Peak: Hazrat Sultan.
📍 Natural Resources
✅ Rich reserves of gold, zinc, lead, copper, uranium, and tungsten.
✅ Major oil and gas fields are located in the Tadzhik-Fergana Basin and Amu Darya Basin.
📍 Prelims Pointer
✅ Capital: Tashkent
✅ Region: Central Asia
✅ Doubly Landlocked Country
✅ Major Rivers: Amu Darya, Syr Darya
✅ Desert: Kyzylkum
✅ Highest Peak: Hazrat Sultan
✅ Important Water Body: Aral Sea
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