Tajikistan
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Republic of Tajikistan
conventional short form: Tajikistan local long form: Jumhurii Tojikiston local short form: Tojikiston former: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Gevernment type | republic |
| Capital |
name: Dushanbe
geographic coordinates: 38 35 N, 68 48 E time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in the center of the white stripe |
| Currency | somoni |
| Internet country code | .tj |
| Ports and terminals | Kheyrabad, Shir Khan |
| Agriculture products | cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats |
| Industries | aluminum, zinc, lead; chemicals and fertilizers, cement, vegetable oil, metal-cutting machine tools, refrigerators and freezers |
| Geography |
| Location | Central Asia, west of China |
| Coordinates | 39 00 N, 71 00 E |
| Continent | Asia |
| Area |
total: 143,100 sq km
land: 142,700 sq km water: 400 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 3,651 km
border countries: Afghanistan 1,206 km, China 414 km, Kyrgyzstan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,161 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Climate | midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains |
| Terrain | Pamir and Alay Mountains dominate landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest |
| Natural resources | hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold |
| Natural hazards | earthquakes and floods |
| People |
| Population | 7,320,815 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census) |
| Religions | Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.) |
| Languages | Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business |
