1992
Legal system:
evolution of Soviet civil law
National holiday:
Independence Day, 1 September (1991)
Political parties and leaders:
People's Democratic Party (PDP; formerly Communist Party), Islam A. KARIMOV,
chairman; Erk (Freedom) Democratic Party (EDP), Muhammad SOLIKH, chairman
Other political or pressure groups:
Birlik (Unity) People's Movement (BPM), Abdul Rakhman PULATOV, chairman;
Islamic Rebirth Party (IRP), Abdullah UTAYEV, chairman
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Elections:
President:
last held 29 December 1991 (next to be held NA December 1996); results -
Islam KARIMOV 86%, Mukhammad SOLIKH 12%, other 2%
Supreme Soviet:
last held 18 February 1990 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote
by party NA; seats - (500 total) Communist 450, ERK 10, other 40; note -
total number of seats will be reduced to 150 in next election
Executive branch:
president, prime minister, cabinet
Legislative branch:
unicameral Supreme Soviet
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court
Leaders:
Chief of State:
President Islam KARIMOV (since NA March 1990)

*Uzbekistan, Government

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Abdulkhashim MUTALOV (since 13 January 1992), First Deputy
Prime Minister Ismail Hakimovitch DJURABEKOV (since NA); Supreme Soviet
Chairman Shavkat Muhitdinovitch YULDASHEV (since NA June 1991)
Member of:
CIS, CSCE, EBRD, ECO, ESCAP, IBRD, IDA, IMF, NACC, UN, UNCTAD, WHO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Muhammed Babir MALIKOV
chancery:
200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006
telephone: (202) 778-0107
FAX:
(202) 861-0472
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Henry L. CLARKE
embassy:
55 Chelanzanskaya, Tashkent
mailing address:
APO AE 09862
telephone:
[7] (3712) 77-14-07
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

*Uzbekistan, Economy

Overview:
Although Uzbekistan accounted for only 3.4% of total Soviet output, it
produced two-thirds of the USSR's cotton and ranks as the fourth largest
global producer. Moscow's push for ever-increasing amounts of cotton had
included massive irrigation projects which caused extensive environmental
damage to the Aral Sea and rivers of the republic. Furthermore, the lavish
use of chemical fertilizer