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Uzbekistan
Transportation and Telecommunications
Highways: About 67,000 kilometers paved. Three
major roads connect Tashkent and Termiz, Samarqand and Chärjew,
and Tashkent and Quqon, respectively. Fergana Ring serves industries
of the northeast. Highways carry about 25 percent of freight traffic.
Railroads: About 3,500 kilometers of track,
much needing repair, carry about 75 percent of freight traffic.
Main line Transcaspian Railroad connecting Tashkent with Amu Darya.
Civil Aviation: Nine airports, of which four
accommodate international flights. Largest airport, at Tashkent,
a hub linking Central Asia with Western Europe and United States.
Inland Waterways: Steamship travel on Amu Darya
reduced because of low water levels.
Ports: None.
Pipelines: In 1992, 325 kilometers of oil pipeline,
2,470 kilometers of natural gas pipeline.
Telecommunications: Telephone service available
to 7 percent of population in 1994. Much outmoded equipment remains
in service; system expansion slow. Satellite television broadcasts
in some regions. Radio and television controlled by Ministry of
Communications.
Data as of March 1996
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