TAJIKISTAN : FACTBOOK
 
  • Country name : Republic of Tajikistan, Tajikistan
     
  • Capital : Dushanbe
     
  • Location : Central Asia, west of China.
     
  • Area : 143,100 sq km. slightly smaller than Wisconsin.
     
  • 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.
     
  • Geography : landlocked; mountainous region dominated by the Trans-Alay Range in the north and the Pamirs in the southeast; highest point, Qullai Ismoili Somoni (formerly Communism Peak), was the tallest mountain in the former USSR.
     
  • Population : 6,863,752 (July 2003 est.).
     
  • Ethnic groups : Tajik 64.9%, Uzbek 25%, Russian 3.5% (declining because of emigration), other 6.6%.
     
  • Languages : Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business.
     
  • Religions : Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%.
     
  • Government type : republic.
     
  • Administrative divisions : 2 provinces and 1 autonomous province
     
  • Currency : somoni (TJS)
     
  • GDP : $8.476 billion (2002 est.)
     
  • GDP - per capita : $1,300 (2002 est.)
     
  • Industries : aluminum, zinc, lead, chemicals and fertilizers, cement, vegetable oil, metal-cutting machine tools, refrigerators and freezers.
     
  • Exports : $710 million f.o.b. (2002 est.).
     
  • Exports - commodities : aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles.
     
  • Exports - partners : Netherlands 29.4%, Turkey 16.1%, Russia 11.9%, Uzbekistan 9.9%, Switzerland 9.3%, Hungary 5.4%, Latvia 4.2% (2002)
     
  • Imports : $830 million f.o.b. (2002 est.)
     
  • Imports - commodities : electricity, petroleum products, aluminum oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs.
     
  • Imports - partners : Russia 22.7%, Uzbekistan 18.4%, Ukraine 11.2%, Kazakhstan 10%, Turkmenistan 6.5%, Azerbaijan 5.7%, India 4.4% (2002).
     
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