Government (Tajikistan)
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     Long-form name:
         Republic of Tajikistan
     Type:
         republic
     Capital:
         Dushanbe
     Administrative divisions:
         3 oblasts (oblastey, singular - oblast') and one autonomous oblast*;
         Gorno-Badakhshan*; Kurgan-Tyube, Kulyab, Leninabad (Khudzhand); note - the
         rayons around Dushanbe are under direct republic jurisdiction; an oblast
         usually has the same name as its administrative center (exceptions have the
         administrative center name following in parentheses)
     Independence:
         9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union); formerly Tajikistan Soviet Socialist
         Republic
     Constitution:
         adopted NA April 1978
     Legal system:
         based on civil law system; no judicial review of legislative acts
     National holiday:
         NA
     Executive branch:
         president, prime minister
     Legislative branch:
         unicameral Supreme Soviet
     Judicial branch:
         NA
     Leaders:
       Chief of State:
         President Rakhman NABIYEV (since NA September 1991); note - a government of
         National Reconciliation was formed in May 1992; NABIYEV is titular head
       Head of Government:
         Prime Minister Akbar MIRZOYEV (since 10 January 1992); First Deputy Prime
         Minister Davlat USMON
     Political parties and leaders:
         Tajik Democratic Party, Shodmon YUSUF, chairman; Rastokhez (Rebirth), Tohir
         ABDULJABAR, chairman; Islamic Revival Party, Sharif HIMMOT-ZODA, chairman
     Suffrage:
         universal at age 18
     Elections:
       President:
         last held 27 October 1991 (next to be held NA); results - Rakhman NABIYEV,
         Communist Party 60%; Daolat KHUDONAZAROV, Democratic Party, Islamic Rebirth
         Party and Rastokhoz Party 30%
       Supreme Soviet:
         last held 25 February 1990 (next to be held NA); results - Communist Party
         99%, other 1%; seats - (230 total) Communist Party 227, other 3
     Communists:
         NA
     Other political or pressure groups:
         Kazi Kolon, Akbar TURAJON-SODA, Muslim leader
     Member of:
         CSCE, IMF, UN
     Diplomatic representation:
         NA
       US:
         Ambassador-designate Stan ESCUDERO; Embassy at Interim Chancery, #39 Ainii
         Street; Residences: Oktyabrskaya Hotel, Dushanbe (mailing address is APO AE
         09862); telephone [8] (011) 7-3772-24-32-23