title: Uzbekistan
Mario Biondi (writer)
Emperor Wen of Chen
Software engineering professionalism
Miss Dominion of Canada
Chiang Mai Main Line
Prorophora halothamni
Reference re Agricultural Products Marketing
Driver's licence in Canada
Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa
sentences: Uzbekistan ( , ), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: "Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi" , Ўзбекистон Республикаси , وزبېکىستان رېسپۇبلیکەسی ; Russian: Республика Узбекистан ), is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.
 Located in Central Asia, it is a secular, unitary constitutional republic, comprising 12 provinces, one autonomous republic, and a capital city.
 Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Tajikistan to the southeast; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest.
Mario Biondi (born Milan, 17 May 1939) is an Italian writer, poet, literary critic, journalist and translator.
 His reputation is mainly due to the novel "Gli occhi di una donna", which earned him the important Italian award Premio Campiello in 1985.
 He has a keen interest in Central Asia and Tibetan history and culture, and in recent years has travelled all of the Silk Road through Turkey, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and many provinces of China, among which Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Qinghai and obviously Xizang (Tibet).
Emperor Wen of Chen (陳文帝) (522–566), personal name Chen Qian (陳蒨), courtesy name Zihua (子華), was an emperor of the Chinese Chen Dynasty.
 He was the nephew of the founding emperor, Emperor Wu (Chen Baxian), and after Emperor Wu's death in 559, the officials supported him to be emperor since Emperor Wu's only surviving son, Chen Chang, was detained by rival Northern Zhou.
 At the time he took the throne, Chen had been devastated by war during the preceding Liang Dynasty, and many provinces nominally loyal to him were under control of relatively independent warlords.
 During his reign, he consolidated the state against warlords, and he also seized territory belonging to claimants to the Liang throne, Xiao Zhuang and Emperor Xuan of Western Liang, greatly expanding Chen's territory and strength.
Software engineering professionalism is a movement to make software engineering a profession, with aspects such as degree and certification programs, professional associations, professional ethics, and government licensing.
 The field is a licensed discipline in Texas in the United States (Texas Board of Professional Engineers, since 2013), Engineers Australia(Course Accreditation since 2001, not Licensing), and many provinces in Canada.
Miss Dominion of Canada was a beauty pageant held in Niagara Falls for many years, primarily at the Sheraton Brock Hotel, on July 1, Canada's Dominion Day (now known as "Canada Day"), beginning in 1959.
 The winner of this pageant represented Canada at four of the world's largest international beauty pageants, Miss Universe (until 1977), Miss World (1962–1979), Miss International, and Queen of the Pacific.
 The Miss Dominion of Canada pageant originated when the Bruno family of Ancaster, Ontario obtained franchise rights to select and send Canada's exclusive representatives to these international pageants.
 As many as 40 contestants selected via local pageants across many provinces of Canada competed in the annual Niagara Falls competition.
 Throughout the 1970s, there were generally between twelve and twenty contestants competing at the final judging.
Chiang Mai Main Line is the second longest railway line in Thailand, after Su-ngai Kolok Main Line.
 It runs from Hua Lamphong Railway Station in the central to Chiang Mai Railway Station in the north, passing through many provinces.
 Notable services include the Nakhon Phing Express, the first class train serving the line.
 Many accidents have occurred on the line in recent years, prompting renovation work to commence on the track in late 2013, finally reopening on 2 December 2013.
Prorophora halothamni is a species of snout moth.
 It is found in Uzbekistan.
The marketing of agricultural products has had a turbulent history in Canada.
 In 1949, the Parliament of Canada enacted the "Agricultural Products Marketing Act" in order to regulate extraprovincial trade.
 By the 1960s, Ontario and other provinces had settled on a model of marketing boards for specified agricultural products, while the federal government started to set up national schemes as with the Canadian Dairy Commission.
 Many provinces, but especially Ontario and Quebec, entered into the "Chicken and Egg War" of 1971, where they used their powers to retaliate against each other's products.
 This resulted in the passage of the "Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act" by the Parliament of Canada that came into force in December 1972, and the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency was the first scheme to be created on a national scale under it.
In Canada, driver's licences are issued by the government of the province or territory in which the driver is residing.
 Thus, specific regulations relating to driver's licences vary province to province, though overall they are quite similar.
 All provinces have provisions allowing non-residents to use licences issued by other provinces and territories, out-of-country licences, and International Driving Permits.
 Many provinces also allow non-residents to use regular licences issued by other nations and countries.
 Canadian driver's licences are also valid in many other countries due to various international agreements and treaties.
During his term in the country, he tried to give the Islands a government as good as that of modern Spain.
 He traveled through many provinces trying to learn the needs of Filipinos.
 He encouraged agriculture, improved the streets and suburbs of Manila, and succeeded in helping the country.
 He was given the title Count of Manila.
 The towns of Claveria in Misamis Oriental province, Claveria in Masbate province, and Claveria in Cagayan province were named in his honor.

Question: Question: Home to the Prorophora halothamni, name how many provinces this county is comprised of? 

 Your answer will be verified with exact match score. To ensure correct verification, only provide the answer within the <answer> </answer> tags. Do not put any sentences or reasoning process within the <answer> </answer> tags. 

Supporting Information: Paragraph 0 

 Uzbekistan ( , ), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: "Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi" , Ўзбекистон Республикаси , وزبېکىستان رېسپۇبلیکەسی ; Russian: Республика Узбекистан ), is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.
 Located in Central Asia, it is a secular, unitary constitutional republic, comprising 12 provinces, one autonomous republic, and a capital city.
 Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Tajikistan to the southeast; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest. 

--------------------------------

Paragraph 1 

 Emperor Wen of Chen (陳文帝) (522–566), personal name Chen Qian (陳蒨), courtesy name Zihua (子華), was an emperor of the Chinese Chen Dynasty.
 He was the nephew of the founding emperor, Emperor Wu (Chen Baxian), and after Emperor Wu's death in 559, the officials supported him to be emperor since Emperor Wu's only surviving son, Chen Chang, was detained by rival Northern Zhou.
 At the time he took the throne, Chen had been devastated by war during the preceding Liang Dynasty, and many provinces nominally loyal to him were under control of relatively independent warlords.
 During his reign, he consolidated the state against warlords, and he also seized territory belonging to claimants to the Liang throne, Xiao Zhuang and Emperor Xuan of Western Liang, greatly expanding Chen's territory and strength. 

--------------------------------

Paragraph 2 

 Software engineering professionalism is a movement to make software engineering a profession, with aspects such as degree and certification programs, professional associations, professional ethics, and government licensing.
 The field is a licensed discipline in Texas in the United States (Texas Board of Professional Engineers, since 2013), Engineers Australia(Course Accreditation since 2001, not Licensing), and many provinces in Canada. 

--------------------------------

Paragraph 3 

 Miss Dominion of Canada was a beauty pageant held in Niagara Falls for many years, primarily at the Sheraton Brock Hotel, on July 1, Canada's Dominion Day (now known as "Canada Day"), beginning in 1959.
 The winner of this pageant represented Canada at four of the world's largest international beauty pageants, Miss Universe (until 1977), Miss World (1962–1979), Miss International, and Queen of the Pacific.
 The Miss Dominion of Canada pageant originated when the Bruno family of Ancaster, Ontario obtained franchise rights to select and send Canada's exclusive representatives to these international pageants.
 As many as 40 contestants selected via local pageants across many provinces of Canada competed in the annual Niagara Falls competition.
 Throughout the 1970s, there were generally between twelve and twenty contestants competing at the final judging. 

--------------------------------

Paragraph 4 

 Chiang Mai Main Line is the second longest railway line in Thailand, after Su-ngai Kolok Main Line.
 It runs from Hua Lamphong Railway Station in the central to Chiang Mai Railway Station in the north, passing through many provinces.
 Notable services include the Nakhon Phing Express, the first class train serving the line.
 Many accidents have occurred on the line in recent years, prompting renovation work to commence on the track in late 2013, finally reopening on 2 December 2013. 

--------------------------------

Paragraph 5 

 Prorophora halothamni is a species of snout moth.
 It is found in Uzbekistan. 

--------------------------------

Paragraph 6 

 In Canada, driver's licences are issued by the government of the province or territory in which the driver is residing.
 Thus, specific regulations relating to driver's licences vary province to province, though overall they are quite similar.
 All provinces have provisions allowing non-residents to use licences issued by other provinces and territories, out-of-country licences, and International Driving Permits.
 Many provinces also allow non-residents to use regular licences issued by other nations and countries.
 Canadian driver's licences are also valid in many other countries due to various international agreements and treaties. 

--------------------------------

Paragraph 7 

 During his term in the country, he tried to give the Islands a government as good as that of modern Spain.
 He traveled through many provinces trying to learn the needs of Filipinos.
 He encouraged agriculture, improved the streets and suburbs of Manila, and succeeded in helping the country.
 He was given the title Count of Manila.
 The towns of Claveria in Misamis Oriental province, Claveria in Masbate province, and Claveria in Cagayan province were named in his honor. 

--------------------------------

 


Answer: 12 provinces