population of over 300 million people), W est and East Asia, as well as Europe. Free trade agreements on with 11 CIS countries provide d u t y- f r e e importation of U z b e k producers’ goods to these markets. Uzbekistan also has agreements with 45 countries on providing Most Favored Nation treatment, which improves the competitiveness of Uzbek products on foreign markets.
Fifth, transport and communication sector and foreign trade cargo routes diversification are of primary importance for Uzbekistan, which is a land lock country.
Uzbek railways, whose international goods transportation share is 93 % are playing special role in transport sector in Uzbekistan. Total developed railways length is 6 479.65 km, including operational length of 229.7 km, station tracks of 1 883.05 km. Railways average density in Uzbekistan is 13.5 km per 1000 sq. km. of country’ s area. In the total cargo turnover by all types of transport modes the share of rail transport reaches 53.0 %
( e x c l u d i n g pipelines), and in passenger traffic – 3.8 %. 123. 1 km « Angren-Pap » railway line has completed the formation of a unified network of railways in U z b e k i s t a n, creation of a new international transit railway corridor China-Central Asia to Europe.
Road transport is a key element in the country’ s transport system, connecting major industrial centers, cities, regions and rural areas. The roads total length in Uzbekistan is over 180 thousand kilometers including 3.2 thousand kilometers of roads of international importance.
The Uzbekistan Airways National Airline is the flag carrier of the Republic of Uzbekistan that meets the demand of the national economy and population for air transportation services( cargo, passenger and special aviation tasks). The airline regularly flies to over 40 cities of the world in Europe and Asia, the US and Japan. It has its representative offices in 25 countries of the world. Uzbekistan Airways’ fleet consists of Boeing
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Uzbekistan profile | January- 2017