AREA ................................................
|
143.100
kmq
|
POPULATION ..................................
|
7.011.556 in.
|
DENSITY .........................................
|
49,0 in/kmq
|
CAPITAL ..........................................
|
Dushambe
|
LANGUAGES ....................................
|
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
|
RELIGIONS ......................................
|
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
|
CURRENCY ......................................
|
Somoni
|
GDP per CAPITA .............................
|
1202 $ (2004)
|
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
|
0,467 (120th place)
|
LOWEST POINT ...............................
|
Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) 300 m
|
HIGHEST POINT ..............................
|
Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7495 m
|
INDEPENDENCE ...............................
|
9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
|
Republic
|
WEB DOMAIN ..................................
|
.tj
|
COUNTRY CODE ..............................
|
+992
|