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Kyrgyzstan: Desperate Uzbek Labor Migrants Seeking Work in Job-Strapped Kyrgyzstan
BY CHINGHIZ UMETOV
Kyrgyzstan has experienced a fair share of economic troubles of late. But the Central Asian state is nevertheless an employment magnet for Uzbek labor migrants.

ALMANAC FACTS

Area: 447,001 sq km (172,588 sq mi)
Population: 26,410,416
Capital: Tashkent 2,107,000
President: Islam Abduganievich Karimov
Religion: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Life Expectancy: 64 years
GDP per capita: $1,700
 

UZBEKISTAN NEWS BRIEFS

Uzbekistan News Briefs is a digest of weekly news gathered from a wide spectrum of sources, along with an analysis article focusing on recent developments. It will be distributed free of charge every Friday in English.

Issue #2, January 11-18, 2010

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