the Koran Schools which you can visit today. The country has produced considerable scientists as mathematicians and astronomers. It has a thriving industry of handicrafts like hand-knotted rugs in the old beautiful patterns and embroidered things that are typical and very special for the area. They are eminent artists in music, dance and songs, etc. They have huge bazars where you can buy everything, and everywhere is scrupulously clean, and everyplace is kept separate. The country is rich in natural resources like oil, gas and cotton. Uzbekistan was formerly under the Soviet Union but is now an independent country. They were formerly under the Soviet Union and participated in the World Wars, where many young men were killed, so there is a surplus of women who have created their own existence as self-employed. Both men and women are well-educated and are working in all fields. Because