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Uzbekistan Government 1996

    • Names:

        conventional long form:
        Republic of Uzbekistan

        conventional short form:
        Uzbekistan

        local long form:
        Uzbekiston Respublikasi

        local short form:
        none

        former:
        Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

    • Digraph:
      UZ

    • Type:
      republic

    • Capital:
      Tashkent (Toshkent)

    • Administrative divisions:
      12 wiloyatlar (singular - wiloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (respublikasi), and 1 city** (shahri); Andijon Wiloyati, Bukhoro Wiloyati, Jizzakh Wiloyati, Farghona Wiloyati, Qoraqalpoghiston* (Nukus), Qashqadaryo Wiloyati (Qarshi), Khorazm Wiloyati (Urganch), Namangan Wiloyati, Nawoiy Wiloyati, Samarqand Wiloyati, Sirdaryo Wiloyati (Guliston), Surkhondaryo Wiloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri**, Toshkent Wiloyati

        note:
        an administrative division has the same name as its administrative center (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

    • Independence:
      31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)

    • National holiday:
      Independence Day, 1 September (1991)

    • Constitution:
      new constitution adopted 8 December 1992

    • Legal system:
      evolution of Soviet civil law; still lacks independent judicial system

    • Suffrage:
      18 years of age; universal

    • Executive branch:

        chief of state:
        President Islam KARIMOV (since NA March 1990); election last held 29 December 1991 (next to be held NA); results - Islam KARIMOV 86%, Mukhammad SOLIKH 12%, other 2%; note - a 26 March 1995 referendum extended KARIMOV's term until 2000 (99.6% approval)

        head of government:
        Prime Minister Abdulhashim MUTALOV (since 13 January 1992), First Deputy Prime Minister Ismail DJURABEKOV (since NA); Deputy Prime Ministers Viktor CHIZHEN, Bakhtiyar HAMIDOV, Kayim KHAKKULOV, Yuriy PAYGIN, Saidmukhtar SAIDKASYMOV, Utkur SULTANOV, Mirabror USMANOV, Murat SHARIFKHOJAYEV (since NA)

        cabinet:
        Cabinet of Ministers; appointed by the president with approval of the Supreme Assembly

    • Legislative branch:
      unicameral

        Supreme Council:
        elections last held 25 December 1994 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (250 total) People's Democratic Party 207, Fatherland Progress Party 12, other 31; note - final runoffs were held 22 January 1995; seating was as follows: People's Democratic Party 69, Fatherland Progress Party 14, Social Democratic Party 47, local government 120

    • Judicial branch:
      Supreme Court

    • Political parties and leaders:
      People's Democratic Party (PDP; formerly Communist Party), Islam A. KARIMOV, chairman; Fatherland Progress Party (FPP), Anwar YULDASHEV, chairman; Social Democratic Party, Anvar JORABAYEV, chairman; Erk (Freedom) Democratic Party (EDP), Muhammad SOLIKH, chairman (in exile); note - EDP was banned 9 December 1992

    • Other political or pressure groups:
      Birlik (Unity) People's Movement (BPM), Abdul Rakhim PULATOV, chairman (in exile); Islamic Rebirth Party (IRP), Abdullah UTAYEV, chairman; Adolat-94 (formed by former Vice President Shukhrat MIRSAIDOV and Ibragim BURIEV

        note:
        PULATOV (BPM) is in exile in the West; UTAYEV (IRP) is either in prison or in exile

    • Member of:
      AsDB, CCC, CIS, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, NACC, NAM, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

    • Diplomatic representation in US:

        chief of mission:
        Ambassador Fatikh TESHABAYEV

        chancery:
        (temporary) Suites 619 and 623, 1511 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005

        telephone:
        [1] (202) 638-4266, 4267

        FAX:
        [1] (202) 638-4268

        consulate(s) general:
        New York

    • US diplomatic representation:

        chief of mission:
        Ambassador Henry L. CLARKE

        embassy:
        82 Chilanzarskaya, Tashkent

        mailing address:
        use embassy street address

        telephone:
        [7] (3712) 77-14-07, 77-10-81

        FAX:
        [7] (3712) 77-69-53

    • Flag:
      three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a crescent moon and 12 stars in the upper hoist-side quadrant






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