Independent uzbekistan

Geographical position. Uzbekistan is located on the Asian continent in the basin of the great Amudarya and Sirdarya rivers.
The territory of Uzbekistan stretches 1425 km from the West to the East, and 930 km from the North to the South.
The territory of Uzbekistan is larger than some European countries, such as Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland taken together.
In the North-East Uzbekistan Borders on Kazakhstan, in the East and South-East-on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, in the West-on Turkmenistan and in the South – on Afghanistan.
Climate. Uzbekistan is a sunny republic. The climate of Uzbekistan is sharp continental. The coldest month in Uzbekistan is January. The hottest summer month is July. Beginning from July till September there are no rains. The most part of water comes from the mountainous part of the Republic. The Amudarya and Sirdarya play an important role in Uzbekistan and Central Asia as these rivers provide main sources of water.
Ecology. One can single out the following unfavorable natural factors influencing the appearance and aggravation of ecologic problems in Uzbekistan:

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  high meteorological potential of the environment pollution;
  
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  limited water resources and comparatively high level of their background pollution;
  
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  liability of lands to Stalinization and erosion; - poorness of wood resources.
  

The Aral Sea is considered to be the zone of ecological catastrophe.
Today the strategic part of the solution of the Aral problem is aimed at returning to the natural course of events – restoration of natural or close to natural conditions in the Aral zone.
For this purpose it is necessary top improve water supply of the Aral area and to use wide – scale production of desalinating equipment.
The laws constituting legal, economic and organizational bases of preserving natural conditions of environment, rational use of natural resources are already acting in the Republic.