烏茲別克共和國

位於中亞的內陸國家。總統米爾濟約耶夫順利於2021年連任,繼續實踐民主開放,並時常與許多國家展開合作對話,外交表現相當優秀。烏茲別克過去曾是世界上最大的棉花生產國之一,但2011年被國際社會以「強迫生產、違反人權」為由抵制,嚴重影響國內經濟。這項抵制於2022年因勞動環境改善而取消,烏茲別克的棉花產業重獲新生。另外在鄰國阿富汗被塔利班佔領後,烏茲別克雖不承認塔利班為代表政權,但仍與塔利班保持對話,也成為阿富汗人道救援的重要窗口。
另外有趣的是,虛擬貨幣的挖礦行為在烏茲別克是合法的。而且如果加密挖礦公司使用太陽能挖礦,挖出來的礦還不用繳所得稅唷!
Year Founded: 1991
Uzbekistan is an inland country situated in Central Asia, and the only dual inland country in the world (surrounded by inland countries). Despite the ruling regime declaring Uzbekistan to be an independent, democratic republic after breaking away from the Soviet Union in 1991, in reality Uzbekistan is still dictatorially ruled and listed in the bottom 13th of the Global Democracy Index by the Economist.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the new president, who took office in 2016, has attempted to lead the country towards open democracy and promote economic revolution. Diplomatically, Uzbekistan has adopted the policy of good neighborliness and has improved relationships with other Central Asian countries. It’s quite a fan of the Belt and Road initiative and even took part in the Digital Silk Road Project in 2020, introducing city monitoring and surveillance systems by Huawei and ZTE, which are also used in classes to monitor the performance of teachers and students.