Conventional Long Form Name of country: Republic of Uzbekistan
Capital City: Tashkent
Type of Government: republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Date of Independence: September 1st, 1991
National Holiday: Independence Day, September 1st
Chief of State: President Islam Karimov
Capital City: Tashkent
Type of Government: republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Date of Independence: September 1st, 1991
National Holiday: Independence Day, September 1st
Chief of State: President Islam Karimov
Head of Government: Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Description of Executive Branch: The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term and is eligible for a second term
Description of Legislative Branch: The bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of an upper house or Senate that has 100 seats; 84 members are elected by regional governing councils and 16 are appointed by the president; members are to serve five-year terms and a lower house or Legislative Chamber (Qonunchilik Palatasi) has 150 seats; 135 members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms, while 15 spots are reserved for the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan
Description of Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court consists of 34 judges organized in civil, criminal, and military sections; the Constitutional Court consists of 7 judges; the Higher Economic Court consists of 19 judges
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S: Ambassador Tatoul Markarian
Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S.: 2225 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in the U.S.: New York
Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM: Ambassador George Krol
Location of U.S. embassy THERE: 3 Moyqo'rq'on, 5th Block, Yunusobod District, Tashkent 100093
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE: N/A
Name of THEIR representative to UN: N/A
Description of Legislative Branch: The bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of an upper house or Senate that has 100 seats; 84 members are elected by regional governing councils and 16 are appointed by the president; members are to serve five-year terms and a lower house or Legislative Chamber (Qonunchilik Palatasi) has 150 seats; 135 members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms, while 15 spots are reserved for the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan
Description of Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court consists of 34 judges organized in civil, criminal, and military sections; the Constitutional Court consists of 7 judges; the Higher Economic Court consists of 19 judges
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S: Ambassador Tatoul Markarian
Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S.: 2225 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in the U.S.: New York
Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM: Ambassador George Krol
Location of U.S. embassy THERE: 3 Moyqo'rq'on, 5th Block, Yunusobod District, Tashkent 100093
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE: N/A
Name of THEIR representative to UN: N/A
Description of the Symbolism of flag: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a white crescent moon (closed side to the hoist) and 12 white stars shifted to the hoist on the top band; blue is the color of the Turkic peoples and of the sky, white signifies peace and the striving for purity in thoughts and deeds, while green represents nature and is the color of Islam; the red stripes are the vital force of all living organisms that links good and pure ideas with the eternal sky and with deeds on earth; the crescent represents Islam and the 12 stars the months and constellations of the Uzbek calendar
National Symbol(s): khumo (mythical bird)
Descriptions of International Disputes: prolonged drought and cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan created water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2004; border delimitation of 130 km of border with Kyrgyzstan is hampered by serious disputes around enclaves and other areas
Quantity of refugees inside country AND country(ies) of origin of refugees: N/A
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: undetermined (government forcibly relocated an estimated 3,400 people from villages near the Tajikistan border in 2000-2001; no new data is available) (2012)
Quantity of Stateless Persons: N/A
Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country: Uzbekistan is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and women and children subjected to sex trafficking; adults and children are victims of government-organized forced labor during Uzbekistan's annual cotton harvest; some Uzbekistani adults are subjected to forced labor in Kazakhstan, Russia, and, to a much lesser extent, Ukraine in domestic service, agriculture, and the construction and oil industries; Uzbekistani women and children, lured with fraudulent job offers, are sex trafficked to countries in Central Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia; small numbers of Tajikistani and Kyrgyzstani victims have been identified in Uzbekistan
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use: transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and small amounts of opium poppy for domestic consumption; poppy cultivation almost wiped out by government crop eradication program; transit point for heroin precursor chemicals bound for Afghanistan
Descriptions of International Disputes: prolonged drought and cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan created water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2004; border delimitation of 130 km of border with Kyrgyzstan is hampered by serious disputes around enclaves and other areas
Quantity of refugees inside country AND country(ies) of origin of refugees: N/A
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: undetermined (government forcibly relocated an estimated 3,400 people from villages near the Tajikistan border in 2000-2001; no new data is available) (2012)
Quantity of Stateless Persons: N/A
Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country: Uzbekistan is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and women and children subjected to sex trafficking; adults and children are victims of government-organized forced labor during Uzbekistan's annual cotton harvest; some Uzbekistani adults are subjected to forced labor in Kazakhstan, Russia, and, to a much lesser extent, Ukraine in domestic service, agriculture, and the construction and oil industries; Uzbekistani women and children, lured with fraudulent job offers, are sex trafficked to countries in Central Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia; small numbers of Tajikistani and Kyrgyzstani victims have been identified in Uzbekistan
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use: transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and small amounts of opium poppy for domestic consumption; poppy cultivation almost wiped out by government crop eradication program; transit point for heroin precursor chemicals bound for Afghanistan