Ministry of health protection of the republic of uzbekistan

MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROTECTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

ANDIZHAN STATE MEDICAL INSTITUTE

THE CHAIR OF LANGUAGES, PEDAGOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY

ENGLISH TEXTS AND EXERCISES


FOR THE FIRST-YEAR RESIDENTS


OF MASTER’S DEGREE


INDEPENDENT UZBEKISTAN TODAY.

The Republic of Uzbekistan occupies the territory of 447.4 thousands squa-re kilometres and situated in Central Asia. It borders on Kirgihzia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Afganistan.

On the whole the climate of Uzbekistan is continental with a long dry and hot summer, cool moist autumn and a rather cold winter with little snow, as a rule. Uzbekistan belongs to the area with small amount of precipitation and here the agriculture is possible only using artificial irrigation. Thanks to irrigation, farmers grow wheat, corn, cotton, potatoes, vegetables and fruits.
From September 1, 1991 the Republic of Uzbekistan is considered to be an independent state. Uzbekistan declares itself open for signing equal and mutually beneficial agreements and contracts with all the partner-countries of the world.
Symbols of independency are: emblem, flag, anthem, currency, army, constitution, landmass, language and others.
The Republic of Uzbekistan is governed by Constitution and Laws of the republic. The Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan was adopted on December 8, 1992 at the 11-th session of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
According to article 18 of the Constitution, all citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan enjoy equal rights and freedoms, and are equal before the law, without distinction of the sex, race, nationality, language, religion, social origin, convictions, individual and social status.
Uzbekistan is the multinational country. Representatives of more than one hundred nations and folks live on this territory.The course of the home policy of the Government of Uzbekistan is directed to the religious liberty of all the peoples living in it.
The Republic of Uzbekistan is rich in various mineral recources such as ore minerals, manganese, precious metals, non-ferrous and rare metals, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, tin, hydrominerals, strontium, aluminium ores, vollastonitum, graphite, talk and talk stone and many others.
The industry of Uzbekistan is a branch of national economy. Uzbekistan produces cars, planes, clothes, food, computers, textile products, toys and many other things. Textile, car-building, food industries are highly-developed.
Uzbekistan is rich in national customs and traditions.