Abdumajid DOSTIYEV; Party of People's Unity, Abdumalik ABDULLOJONOR;
Tajik Communist Party, Shodi SHABDOLOV; Democratic Party, Jumaboy
NIYAZOV, chairman; Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP), Mohammed Sharif
HIMMATZODA, chairman; Rebirth (Rastokhez), Takhir ABDUZHABOROV; Lali
Badakhshan Society, Atobek AMIRBEK; Tajikistan Party of Economic and
Political Renewal (TPEPR); Citizenship, Patriotism, Unity Party,
Bobokhon MAHMADOV; Adolatho "Justices" Party, Abdurahmon KARIMOV,
chairman

Other political or pressure groups: Tajikistan Opposition Movement
based in northern Afghanistan, Seyed Abdullah NURI, chairman

International organization participation: CIS, EBRD, ECE, ECO,
ESCAP, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, Intelsat
(nonsignatory user), IOC, IOM, ITU, NACC, OIC, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO (observer)

Diplomatic representation in US: Tajikistan does not have an
embassy in the US, but has a mission at the UN: address - 136 East
67th Street, New York, NY 10021, telephone - [1] (212) 472-7645, FAX
- [1] (212) 628-0252

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador R. Grant SMITH
embassy: interim chancery, Oktyabrskaya Hotel, 105A Prospect Rudaki,
Dushanbe 734001
mailing address: Octyabrskaya Hotel, 105A Prospect Rudaki, Dushanbe,
Tajikistan 734001
telephone: [7] (3772) 21-03-56
FAX: Telex (787) 20116

Flag: three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of
white, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven five-pointed gold
stars is located in the center of the white stripe

Economy
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Economic overview: Tajikistan had the next-to-lowest per capita
GDP in the former USSR, the highest rate of population growth, and
an extremely low standard of living. Agriculture dominates the
economy, with cotton being the most important crop. Mineral
resources, varied but limited in amount, include silver, gold,
uranium, and tungsten. Industry is limited to a large aluminum
plant, hydropower facilities, and small obsolete factories mostly in
light industry and food processing. The Tajik economy has been
gravely weakened by four years of civil conflict and by the loss of
subsidies and markets for its products, which has left Tajikistan
dependent on Russia and Uzbekistan and on international humanitarian
assistance for much of its basic subsistence needs. Moreover,
constant political