Tajikistan

Official name: Republic of Tajikistan
Also known as: Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон (Tajik) , Республика Таджикистан (Russian)

Flag of Tajikistan
Capital of Tajikistan: Dushanbe
Area of Tajikistan: 143,100 km² (55,251 mi²) (95th)
Population of Tajikistan: 10,590,927 (91nd) - (2024 est.) 
Location: Central Asia
Languages of Tajikistan: Tajik (official) 84.4%, Uzbek 11.9%, Kyrgyz 0.8%, Russian 0.5%, other 2.4% (2010 est.)
Religions of Tajikistan: Muslim 97.5% (mainly Hanafi Sunni with a small population of Ismaili Shia), other 2.5% (2020 est.)
Ethnic groups in Tajikistan: Tajiks 86.1%, Uzbeks 11.3%, Kyrgyz 0.4%, Russians 0.3%, Other 1.9%  (2020 est.)
Currency: Somoni (TJS)
Time zones: UTC+5 (TJT)
Calling code: (+992)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Independent States

Border countries (4): Afghanistan 1,206 km (749 mi), China 414 km (257 mi), Kyrgyzstan 870 km (540 mi), Uzbekistan 1,161 km (721 mi).
Coastline: 0 km (0 mi) (landlocked)

Administrative divisions of Tajikistan
Tajikistan Map
2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor), 1 capital region** (viloyati poytakht), and 1 area referred to as Districts Under Republic Administration***:
Dushanbe**, Khatlon (Bokhtar), Kuhistoni Badakhshon [Gorno-Badakhshan]* (Khorugh), Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhuri***, Sughd (Khujand).
note: the administrative center name follows in parentheses.

Natural resources: hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold.