Capital of Tajikistan:
DushanbeArea 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.)
Currency:
Somoni (
TJS)
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
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).
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note: the administrative center name follows in parentheses.
Natural resources: hydropower, some
petroleum,
uranium,
mercury,
brown coal,
lead,
zinc,
antimony,
tungsten,
silver,
gold.