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Republic of Tajikistan
Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон
Çumhuriji Toçikiston
FlagEmblem
Anthem: Surudi Milli
Capital
(and largest city)		Dushanbe
38°33′N68°48′E / 38.55°N 68.8°E / 38.55; 68.8
Official language(s)Tajik[1][2]
Language for inter-ethnic
communication		Russian[3]
DemonymTajikistani[4]
GovernmentUnitarysemi-presidential republic
 - PresidentEmomalii Rahmon
 - Prime MinisterOqil Oqilov
Independence(from the Soviet Union)
 - Establishment of the Samanid Empire875 AD 
 - DeclaredSeptember 9, 1991 
 - CompletedDecember 25, 1991 
Area
 - Total143,100 km2 (102nd)
55,251 sq mi 
 - Water (%)1.8
Population
 - 2010 estimate7,995,754[4] (96th)
 - 2000 census6,127,000 
 - Density48.6/km2 (155th)
125.8/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2009 estimate
 - Total$13.666 billion[5] 
 - Per capita$2,103[5] 
GDP (nominal)2009 estimate
 - Total$4.982 billion[5] 
 - Per capita$767[5] 
Gini (2004)33.59 (medium) 
HDI (2007)increase 0.688[6] (medium) (127th)
CurrencySomoni (TJS)
Time zoneTJT(UTC+5)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeTJ
Internet TLD.tj
Calling code992
1Estimate from State Statistical Committee of Tajikistan, 2008; rank based on UN figures for 2005.

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011

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