Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president)
Political parties and leaders:
Agrarian Party of Tajikistan or APT [Amir KARAKULOV]; Democratic
Party or DPT [Mahmadruzi ISKANDAROV (imprisoned October 2005)];
Islamic Revival Party [Muhiddin KABIRI]; Party of Economic Reform or
PER [Olimjon BOBOYEV]; People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan or
PDPT [Emomali RAHMONOV]; Social Democratic Party or SDPT [Rahmatullo
ZOYIROV]; Socialist Party or SPT [Abdualim GHAFFOROV]; Tajik
Communist Party or CPT [Shodi SHABDOLOV]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
unregistered political parties: Agrarian Party [Hikmatullo
NASREDDINOV]; Party of Justice [Abdurahim KARIMOV]; People's Unity
Party [Abdumalik ABDULLOJONOV]; Progressive Party [Sulton QUVVATOV];
Socialist Party [Mirhuseyn NAZRIYEV]; note - this is the SPT that
was disbanded, another pro-government SPT (listed above under
political parties) replaced it; Unity Party [Hikmatullo SAIDOV]
International organization participation:
AsDB, CIS, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC,
IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant)
chancery: 1005 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037
telephone: [1] (202) 223-6090
FAX: [1] (202) 223-6091
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Tracey Ann JACOBSON embassy: 109-A Ismoili Somoni Ave., Dushanbe 734003 mailing address: 7090 Dushanbe Place, Dulles, VA 20189 telephone: [992] (37) 229-20-00 FAX: [992] (37) 229-20-50
Flag description:
three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, and
green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold, five-pointed stars is
located in the center of the white stripe
Economy Tajikistan
Economy - overview:
Tajikistan has one of the lowest per capita GDPs among the 15
former Soviet republics. Only 6% of the land area is arable; cotton
is the most important crop. Mineral resources, varied but limited in
amount, include silver, gold, uranium, and tungsten. Industry
consists only of a large aluminum plant, hydropower facilities, and
small obsolete factories mostly in light industry and food
processing. The civil war (1992-97) severely damaged the already
weak economic infrastructure and caused a sharp decline in
industrial and agricultural production. While Tajikistan has
experienced steady economic growth since 1997, nearly two-thirds of
the population continue to live in abject poverty. Economic growth
reached 10.6% in 2004, but dropped to 8% in 2005, and to 7% in 2006.
Tajikistan's economic situation, however, remains fragile due to
uneven implementation of structural reforms, weak governance,
widespread unemployment, and the external debt burden. Continued
privatization of medium and large state-owned enterprises could
increase productivity. A debt restructuring agreement was reached
with Russia in December 2002, including a $250 million write-off of
Tajikistan's $300 million debt to Russia. Tajikistan ranks third in
the world in terms of water resources per head. A proposed
investment to finish the hydropower dams Rogun and Sangtuda I and II
would substantially add to electricity production, which could be
exported for profit. If finished, Rogun will be the world's tallest
dam. In 2006, Tajikistan was the recipient of substantial Shanghai
Cooperation Organization infrastructure development credits to
improve its roads and electricity transmission network.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$9.405 billion (2006 est.)