Uzbekistan

Top 5-star hotels in Tashkent

8 February, 2019 seen 285
Tashkent is a very Soviet city that has little remaining from its ancient Central Asian past. The city has a mixture of modern new office buildings, hotels, parks, and crumbling Soviet-style apartment blocks.  Over the last few years, the…

Minimum Wages in Central Asian Countries 2017

16 November, 2017 seen 1,422
When speaking about Central Asian countries, I'm referring to the five former Soviet Union member states - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The total population of these countries is about 70 million.…

Average Salary in Former Soviet Union 2014

7 September, 2014 seen 8,847
Some time ago I did a comparison of minimum government set wages in Former Soviet Union republics. Today, I decided to figure out - what is the average salaries in those republics. I must admit, it was harder to gather data about average…

Minimum Wages in the Former Soviet Union: A Look at 2013

15 November, 2013 seen 4,410
The former Soviet Union was a vast region that encompassed a number of countries with distinct cultures, economies, and political systems. In 2013, the region was still recovering from the economic and political upheavals of the previous…

Minimum Wages in Central Asia: A Look at the Region's Low Wage Rates

14 November, 2013 seen 2,497
Central Asia is a region that consists of five countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The region has a diverse economy, with industries ranging from agriculture to oil and gas production. However, the…

Population changes in former Soviet Union

8 November, 2013 seen 12,021
15 former Soviet Union republics, then and now. In 1990 in the Soviet Union lived 287.728 million people. In 2012 in the former republics lived 290.587 million people, which is 0.98% increase. A pretty small increase for 22 years.   The…