Tajikistan Cultural Tour

Official Name:
Jumhurii Tojikiston
short form: Tojikiston
int'l long form: Republic of Tajikistan
int'l short form: Tajikistan
Former: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic

ISO Country Code: tj

Local Time UTC +5h: Wed-Oct-25  09:26

Country Calling Code: +922

Capital City: Dushanbe

Other Cities: Khujand, Istaravshan, Kulob, Kurgan-Tube, Khorog, Qurghonteppa, Vahdat,

Government:
Type: Republic.
Independence: 9 September 1991 (from USSR).
Constitution: 6 November 1994.

Geography:
Location: landlocked country in the South-east of Central Asia, west of China.
Area: 143,100 km² (55,251 sq. mi)

Terrain: Pamir and Alay mountains dominate the landscape (93% of the total area); western Ferghana valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest.
Highest elevation: Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m

Climate: Mid-latitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir mountains.

People:
Nationality: Tajikistani
Population: 8.35 million (2015)
Ethnic groups: Tajik 67%, Uzbek 23%, Russian 3.5%, other 6.5%.
Religion: Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10%.
Languages: Tajik (sole official language as of 1994); Russian widely used in government and business; three-quarter of the country however, is rural and they speak mostly Tajik.
Literacy: 88%

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

Agriculture products: Cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats.

Industries: Aluminum, zinc, lead, chemicals and fertilizers, cement, vegetable oil, textiles, metal-cutting machine tools, refrigerators.

Exports - commodities: Aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles.

Exports - partners: Turkey 19.7%, Kazakhstan 17.6%, Switzerland 13.7%, Iran 8.7%, Afghanistan 7.5%, Russia 5.1%, China 4.9%, Italy 4.8% (2015)

Imports - commodities: Petroleum products, aluminum oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs.

Imports - partners: China 42.3%, Russia 17.9%, Kazakhstan 13.1%, Iran 4.7% (2015)

Currency: Somoni (TJS; introduced in October, 2000)

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan and others.