Facts I learned about Uzbekistan I chose to do my country on Uzbekistan because I wanted to learn about a country I didn’t know much about. An interesting thing I learned about Uzbekistan’s history is that it was used as a trade rout from Europe through central Asia to China. The Aral Sea is on the border of Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. It used to be one of the biggest lakes in the world, but it keeps on shrinking every year. It is expected to be completely dried up by 2050. Uzbekistan is the fourth largest cotton source in the world, and the seventh largest gold mine. Uzbekistan