Abdullah UTAYEV, chairman; Adolat-94 (formed by former
Vice President Shukhrat MIRSAIDOV and Ibragim BURIEV
note: PULATOV (BPM) is in exile in the West; UTAYEV (IRP) is either in
prison or in exile

Member of: AsDB, CCC, CIS, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
IDA, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, NACC, NAM, OSCE, PFP, UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Fatikh TESHABAYEV
chancery: (temporary) Suites 619 and 623, 1511 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005
telephone: [1] (202) 638-4266, 4267
FAX: [1] (202) 638-4268
consulate(s) general: New York

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Henry L. CLARKE
embassy: 82 Chilanzarskaya, Tashkent
mailing address: use embassy street address
telephone: [7] (3712) 77-14-07, 77-10-81
FAX: [7] (3712) 77-69-53

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: Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country of which 10%
consists of intensely cultivated, irrigated river valleys. It is one
of the poorest states of the former USSR with 60% of its population
living in overpopulated rural communities. Nevertheless, Uzbekistan is
the world's third largest cotton exporter, a major producer of gold
and natural gas, and a regionally significant producer of chemicals
and machinery. Since independence, the government has sought to prop
up the Soviet-style command economy with subsidies and tight controls
on prices and production. Such policies have buffered the economy from
the sharp declines in output and high inflation experienced by many
other former Soviet republics. They had become increasingly
unsustainable, however, as inflation moves along at 14% per month and
as Russia has forced the Uzbek government to introduce its own
currency. Faced with mounting economic problems, the government has
begun to move on a reform agenda and cooperate with international
financial institutions, announced an acceleration of privatization,
and stepped up efforts to attract foreign investors. Nevertheless, the
regime is likely to find it difficult to sustain its drive for
economic reform.

National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $54.5 billion (1994
estimate as extrapolated from World Bank estimate for 1