Uranium reserves of Uzbekistan are ranked seventh in the world after Australia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Canada, South Africa and Ukraine, and the third in the world in its export after Kazakhstan and Australia.

Uzbekistan is one of the top five global producers of cotton. Five countries: China, USA, India, Pakistan and Uzbekistan - together produce 65% of the total amount. For Export of cotton Uzbekistan is the third largest after the U.S. and India. More than 75% of the produced cotton fiber is exported.

The oldest cities of Uzbekistan are more than 2750 years old, and the most famous of them - Samarkand, along with Rome, one of the oldest cities in the world.

Gold reserves of Uzbekistan are ranked fourth in the world after South Africa, the USA and Russia. And as for the extraction of gold - the second place among the CIS countries after Russia.

Uzbek cuisine - one of the most colorful in the east. Some Uzbek recipes have a long history, and the cooking is accompanied by various rituals that have survived to the present day. There are about thousands of dishes and recipes whose origins can be traced from the times before the Turkic and Mongol invasions, and in different regions of the country can make their own way. In the north prefer pilaf, grilled meats, pastry and cakes. In the south are preparing quite a lot of kinds of elaborate dishes of rice and vegetables, as well as make excellent desserts. An important place in the local table is mutton, horse meat, excellent local soups with lots of vegetables, vegetables themselves, dairy products and bread.