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Tajikistan

TJ / TJK   38.6°, 71.4°

Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of the country, with a population of over 1.2 million. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east; it is narrowly separated from Pakistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. Its total population exceeds 11 million.

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Capital
Dushanbe
Population
9,504,000
Area
143,100 km2
Climate
Continental
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
Tajikistani somoni
Languages
Tajik 84.4%, Uzbek 11.9%, Kyrgyz 0.8%
Sells
gold, precious metal ore, aluminum, lead ore
Sells to
Switzerland 31%, Kazakhstan 18%, China 17%
Land borders
4: Afghanistan, People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+992
Founded
1991
Hemisphere
Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Tajikofficial
84.4%
11.9%
0.8%
0.5%

What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Exports

gold precious metal ore aluminum lead ore antimony

Imports

garments footwear cars wheat vehicle parts/accessories

Trades with

Switzerland31.0% Kazakhstan18.0% China17.0% Uzbekistan10.0% Turkey8.0% UAE4.0%

Natural resources

hydropower some petroleum uranium mercury brown coal lead

Industries

aluminum cement coal gold silver antimony

Farms and fisheries

  • potatoes
  • milk
  • wheat
  • watermelons
  • onions
  • tomatoes

Largest cities

Dushanbe  capital 679,400
Isfara 274,000
Istaravshan 273,500
Kŭlob 214,700
Konibodom 211,100

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

Tajikistani Civil War1992–1997

Form of government

Presidential republic.

presidential system

Money, belief and alliances

Money

Tajikistani somoni

Belongs to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Civil Defence Organisation International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Asian Development Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Commonwealth of Independent States UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Health Organization Interpol Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area Central Asian Cooperation Organization

Climate and geography

mid-latitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains

Climate zone

Continental

Highest point

Ismoil Somoni Peak

Landmarks and landscapes

Pamir Mountains Iskanderkul

Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (4)

Afghanistan People's Republic of China Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan

In charge right now

Emomali Rahmon
Emomali Rahmon Head of state
Kokhir Rasulzoda
Kokhir Rasulzoda Head of government

Figures from its history

Emomali Rahmon
Emomali Rahmon President since 1992 Emomali Rahmon is a Tajikistani politician who has served as the third president of Tajikistan since 1994, having previously led the country as Chairman of the Supreme Assembly from 1992 to 1994.
Ismoil Somoni
Ismoil Somoni Founder of the Samanid state Ismoil Somoni Peak is the highest mountain in Tajikistan, as well as the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union before Tajikistan's independence.

Leaders before them

Oqil Oqilov
Oqil Oqilov 1999 to 2013
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