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Country Profile: Tajikistan

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Region: Commonwealth of Independent States

Capital: Dushanbe

Population: 8,873,669

Area Total: 143,100

Area Land: 142,700

Climate: Midlatitude continental, hot summers,
mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir
Mountains.




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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Dushanbe 543,107 2020
Khujand 144,865 2020
Kulob 78,786 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Commonwealth of Independent States
Population: 8,873,669
Area Total: 143,100km2
Area Land: 142,700km2
Coast Line: 0km
Capital: Dushanbe
Climate: Midlatitude continental, hot summers,
mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir
Mountains.
Languages: Tajik (official)
Russian widely used in government and business
Currency: Somoni
Holiday: National Day is 9 September (1991), Victory Day is 9 May, Constitution Day is 6 November


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 27.90°F
July: °C / 75.30°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 21.3"


Boundaries
Afghanistan 1,206 km
Uzbekistan 1,161 km
Kyrgyzstan 870 km
China 414 km


Ethnic Divisions
Tajik 64.90%
Uzbek 25.00%
other 6.60%
Russian 3.50%


Religions
Sunni Muslim 80.00%
Other 15.00%
Shi'a Muslim 5.00%

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