Republic of Tajikistan
- Tajik: Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон
Jumhurii Tojikiston
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Anthem: Суруди МиллӣSurudi Milli(English: "National Anthem") vocal version: |
 Location of Tajikistan (green) |
Capital
and largest city | Dushanbe 38°33′N68°48′E / 38.550°N 68.800°E / 38.550; 68.800 |
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Official languages | Tajiki |
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Official language of inter-ethnic communication | Russian[1] |
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Other languages | Uzbek • Kyrgyz • Turkmen • Shughni • Rushani • Yaghnobi • Bartangi • French • Sanglechi-Ishkashimi • Tatar • Kazakh • Yazghulami • Eastern Armenian • Wakhi • Ukrainian • Azerbaijani • Khufi • Central Asian Arabic • Parya • Bukhori • Chinese and others |
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Religion | |
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Demonym(s) | Tajik or Tajikistani[4] |
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Government | Unitarydominant-partypresidentialconstitutionalsecularrepublic |
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| Emomali Rahmon |
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| Kokhir Rasulzoda |
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| Rustam Emomali |
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Legislature | Supreme Assembly |
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| National Assembly |
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| Assembly of Representatives |
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Independence |
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| 27 November 1917 |
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| 27 October 1924 |
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| 5 December 1929 |
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| 9 September 1991 |
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| 21 December 1991 |
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• Recognized | 26 December 1991 |
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| 2 March 1992 |
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| 6 November 1994 |
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Area |
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• Total | 143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi)[5][6][7] (94th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.8 |
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Population |
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• 2020 estimate | 9,537,645[8] (96th[9]) |
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• Density | 48.6/km2 (125.9/sq mi) (155th) |
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GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $30.547 billion[10] (132nd) |
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• Per capita | $3,354[10] (155th) |
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GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $7.350 billion[10] (147th) |
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• Per capita | $807[10] (164th) |
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Gini (2015) | 34[11] medium |
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HDI (2018) | 0.656[12] medium · 127th |
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Currency | Somoni (TJS) |
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Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
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Driving side | right |
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Calling code | +992 |
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ISO 3166 code | TJ |
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Internet TLD | .tj |
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- Russian has the status of an official language through its use as the official interethnic language as cited in the Constitution of Tajikistan.[13]
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