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EMOMALI RAHMON
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
Emomali Rahmon was born on
October 5th, 1952 in Dangara, Tajikistan. In 1982, he graduated from Tajik
State University with the Bachelor's in Economics. During the
same year, Mr. Rahmon was promoted to be the Chairman of the collective
farm in Dangara region.
From 1976-1988, Mr. Rahmon was the Chairman of the Union Committee of the
collective farm in Dangara region of Koolyab province. He also held various
positions in the leading Government divisions at that time.
In 1992, Mr. Rahmon was elected as the Chairman of Executive Committee of
Koolyab province and the Chairman of the District People Representative's
body. Later that year, he was elected as the Chairman of the
Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan.
On November 16th 1994, Mr.
Rahmon was elected as the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
In November 1999, Mr. Rahmon
was re-elected as the President for a seven-year term.
The
President is married and has nine children.
Government:
On September 9th 1991
Tajikistan has declared its independence.
The Constitution was adopted on
November 6 th, 1994. The legal system is based on civil law system.
The President, who is directly elected, is both the head of state
and the head of government. The president appoints the Prime Minister and
all the members of the government, with parliamentary approval. Tajikistan
is thus a presidential
republic. Tajikistan held a constitutional referendum on 22 June
2003 and the 2003
Constitution, among other amendments, set a limit of two
seven-year terms for the president.
Tajikistan's parliament - The Supreme
Assembly of Tajikistan (Majlisi Oli) has two chambers:
Assembly
of Representatives (Majlisi
Namoyandagon), the lower chamber with 63 members elected for a five
year term, 22 by proportional representation and
41 in single-seat constituencies.
National
Assembly (Majlisi
Milli), the upper chamber with 33 members, 25 elected for a five year
term by deputies of local majlisi and 8 appointed by the President. The
current chairman of Majlisi Oli Majlisi Milli is Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev from 17
April 2000.
The bicameral legislature
was introduced in the September
1999 Constitution and prior to that Tajikistan had a unicameral
legislature.
The
constitution provides for an independent judiciary. The Supreme Court is
the highest court. Other high courts include the Supreme Economic Court and
the Constitutional Court, which decides questions of constitutionality. The
President appoints the judges of these three courts, with the approval of
the legislature. There is also a Military Court. The judges of all courts
are appointed to 10-year terms.
Geography:
Republic of Tajikistan is a mountainous (93% of the territory),
land-locked country in the south-eastern part of Central Asia. The total
area is 143,000 sq km, from which 142,700 sq km consists of land and 400 sq
km consists of water. Irrigated land is 6,390 sq km. The total length of
the land boundaries is 3,651 km. The country borders with Afghanistan
(1,400 km), China (414 km), Kyrgyzstan (870 km), and Uzbekistan (1,161 km).
The climate is continental with hot summers and mild winters. Pamir and
Alay mountains dominate the landscape of Tajikistan. The highest peak is
Ismoili Somoni (7,495 meters) and the lowest point is Syrdariya 300 meters.
The largest glacier is Fedchenko, which is 77 km long. There are 4 major
rivers - Panj, Syr-Darya, Vakhsh, and Zarafshon. The following are the
natural resources: hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown
coal, lead, zinc, antimony, and tungsten. There are 6% of arable lands, 0%
of permanent crops, 25% of permanent pastures, 4% of forests and woodland
and 65% of other type of land.
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Economy:�
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$13.65
billion (2009 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate)
$4.982
billion (2009 est.)
GDP - real growth rate
3.4%
(2009 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP)
$1,900
(2009 est.)
GDP
- composition by sector
agriculture: 20.1%; industry: 22.2%;
services: 57.7% (2009 est.)
Labor force
2.1
million (2009)
Labor force - by occupation
agriculture: 49.8%; industry: 12.8%;
services: 37.4% (2009 est.)
Investment (gross fixed)
21.8%
of GDP (2009 est.)
Budget
revenues: $1.22 billion
expenditures: $1.2 billion (2009 est.)
Industries
aluminum,
zinc, lead; chemicals and fertilizers, cement, vegetable oil,
metal-cutting machine tools, refrigerators and freezers
Industrial production growth rate
-6.3%
(2009 est.)
Electricity - production
16.1
billion kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity - production by source
fossil
fuel: 1.9%;
hydro: 98.1%; nuclear: 0%; other: 0%
(2001)
Electricity - consumption
16.7
billion kWh (2009)
Electricity - exports
1
billion kWh (2008 est.)
Electricity - imports
667.8
million kWh (2009 est.)
Agriculture - products
cotton,
grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
Exports
$1.039
billion (2009 est.)
$1.575 billion (2008 est.)
Exports - commodities
aluminum,
electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
Exports - partners
Russia
19.16%, China 18.38%, Turkey 12.09%, Iran 11.11%, Uzbekistan 7.92%,
Norway 6.17%, Greece 4.32% (2009)
Imports
$2.77
billion (2009 est.)
$3.699 billion (2008 est.)
Imports - commodities
electricity,
petroleum products, aluminum oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs
Imports - partners
Russia
23.92%, China 23.74%, Kazakhstan 8.92%, Turkey 4.96%, Uzbekistan 4.73%
(2009)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
$227
million (31 December 2009 est.)
$195 million (31 December 2008 est.)
Exchange rates
Tajikistani
somoni (introduced in year 2000, TJS) per US dollar - 4.3813 (2009), 3.4563 (2008),
3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005)
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Accounts are opened for support to construction of
Rogun Hydropower station.
Account details are
follows:
Transfers in somoni:
Название
банка: �ГУ
Центральное
Казначейство
МФ РТ,
Название
счета �Для
строительства
Рогунской
ГЭС�
Номер счета
20204972364010100023
МФО 350101800
Корр.счет 22402972000002
ИНН 060002282
Transfers in US dollars:
Bank
- correspondent: CITIBANK N.A., New York, NY USA
SWIFT: CITIUS33
Bank beneficiary: State Savings Bank of Tajikistan AMONATBONK
Corr.Account: 36883765
SWIFT: ASSETJ22
Beneficiary: For construction of Rogun Hydropower Plant
Account: 26204840100054101000
Information
(in Russian) regarding Rogun Hydropower station�s shares
can be found on: http://www.khovar.tj/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16529&Itemid=
TAJIKISTAN NATIONAL
HOLIDAYS
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January 1 New Year
March 8 International
Women�s Day
March 21-22 Navruz
May 1 International
Labour Day
May 9 Victory Day
June 27 National Accord
Day
September 9 Independence
Day
November 6 Constitution
Day
Idi Ramadan according to
lunar calendar
Idi Qurbon according to lunar calendar
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