Why in the news?
- UNESCO 43rd General Conference held at Samarkand (Uzbekistan).
Uzbekistan
- Location: Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.
- Capital: Tashkent
- Border Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan.
- Bordering Waterbodies: Aral Sea
- Geography: Part of Eurasian Steppe or Great Steppe.
- Climatic Type: Continental Climate
- Major International Groupings: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and hosts the SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent.
