41.   Daschle told journalists here that the former Soviet republic had yet to obtain the desired level of progress on human rights and democratic reforms.

42.   Daschle told journalists in Uzbekistan that the former Soviet republic had yet to obtain the desired level of progress on human rights and democratic reforms.

43.   Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania returned after more than half a century although the other former Soviet republics had to compete as the Unified Team.

44.   The republic has a system of proportional representation with a single round of voting.

45.   The idea that the ex-Yugoslav republic might have two names, one used internally, the other extrenally, has also been ruled out.

46.   The former Soviet republic has no common border with Afghanistan but supports the US-led anti-terror strikes in Afghanistan.