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Est. Population:
8,330,946
Demonym:
Tajikistani
Religions:
Muslim (95.5%)
Atheist (3.1%)
Christian (1.3%)
Buddhist (0.1%)
Largest City:
Dushanbe (802,700)
Other Cities:
Khujand (175,400)
Qurghonteppa (105,400)
Kulob (102,400)
Region:
Central Asia
Bodies of Water:
None (Landlocked)
Total Area:
143,100 km2 (98.2% land, 1.8% water)
Total Land:
3,651 km
Total Coastline:
0 km (Landlocked)
Climate
Midlatitude continental
Terrain:
Mountainous
Valleys in the north and southwest
Highest Point
Qullai Ismoili Somoni (7,495 m)
Lowest Point
Syr Darya (300 m)
Natural Disasters
Earthquakes
Flooding
Type:
Republic
Head of State:
President Emomalii Rahmon
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda
Admin. Divisions
2 Provinces
1 Autonomous province
1 Capital region
1 District under republic administration
Independence:
9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Nat'l Symbol:
Crown surmounted by seven five-pointed stars
Nat'l Anthem:
Surundi milli
GDP Per Capita
$2,700 (USD)
Currency
cомонӣ (Somoni)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = cомонӣ (Somoni)9.42
Internet Code
.tj
Telephone Code
+992
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The country is currently going through a pre-Soviet culture revival.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ti.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/TI (Ethnic and religious data)
http://www.stat.tj/en/img/7a20337ca019c92e18235196b4e62aaa_1470199415.pdf (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 21 December 2016