!!!Uzbekistan %%image_right [{LeafletMap script='/scripts/leaflet/story-map.js' width='500' height='400' initmap('/storymap/uzbekistan.geojson','Uzbekistan','41.000000','64.000000',contId,3); }] %% ''Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, it declared independence as the Republic of Uzbekistan on 31 August 1991 (officially celebrated the following day).'' *Uzbekistan is a land locked country. *Uzbekistan has largest boundary with Kazakhstan which is approximately 2203 km. *Uzbekistan has shortest boundary with Afghanistan which is approximately 137 km. *The largest river in Uzbekistan is Syr Darya which is 3080 km. *The largest export partner of Uzbekistan is China. *The largest import partner of Uzbekistan is Russia. *There is 1 seaport in Uzbekistan. !!Tourist Attraction [A family strolls past a madrassa, or Islamic religious school, in the city of Khiva.|http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/uzbekistan-guide] !References #Text marked as italic is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at].