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