Tajikistan

Republic o Tajikistan Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон Çumhurii Toçikiston
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Anthem: Surudi Milli Oor beloved kintra
Caipital	Dushanbe 38°33′N 68°48′E / 38.550°N 68.800°E / 38.550; 68.800
Lairgest ceety	Dushanbe.
Offeecial leids	Tajik[1]
Recognised regional leids	Roushie[2]
Ethnic groups (2000)	79.9% Tajik 15.3% Uzbek 1.1% Roushie 1.1% Kyrgyz 2.6% ithers
Demonym(s)	Tajik[3]
Govrenment	Unitary dominant-pairty semi-presidential republic
• Preses	Emomali Rahmon
• Prime Meenister	Kokhir Rasulzoda
Legislatur	Supreme Assembly
• Upper house	Naitional Assembly
• Lower house	Assembly o Representatives
Unthirldom frae the Soviet Union
• Declared	9 September 1991
• Completit	25 December 1991
Aurie
• Total	143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi) (96th)
• Water (%)	1.8
Population
• 2013 estimate	8,000,000[3] (98t)
• 2010 census	7 564 500
• Density	48.6/km2 (125.9/sq mi) (155t)
GDP (PPP)	2011 estimate
• Total	$17,555 billion[4]
• Per capita	$2 247[4]
GDP (nominal)	2013 estimate
• Tot	$8,572 billion[4]
• Per capita	$1041[4]
Gini (2004)	33.59 medium
HDI (2013)	0.622[5] medium · 127th
Currency	Somoni (TJS)
Time zone	UTC+5 (TJT)
Drivin side	right
Cawin code	+992
ISO 3166 code	TJ

Tajikistan (pronounced /təˈdʒɪkɨstæn/ ^{(deprecatit template)} or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/; Тоҷикистон [ˈtɔd​ʒikɪsˈtɔn]), offeecially the Republic o Tajikistan (Tajik: Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Çumhurii Toçikiston; Roushie: Республика Таджикистан, Respublika Tadzhikistan; Persie: جمهوری تاجیکستان‎ Jomhuri-ye Tajikestan), is a mountainous landlocked kintra in Central Asie. Afghanistan borders it tae the sooth, Uzbekistan tae the wast, Kyrgyzstan tae the north, an Fowkrepublic o Cheenae tae the east. Tajikistan an aa lies adjacent tae Pakistan an the Gilgit-Baltistan region, separatit bi the nairae Wakhan Corridor.

Maist o Tajikistan's population belangs tae the Persian-speakin Tajik ethnic group, who share leid, cultur an history wi Afghanistan an Iran. Ance pairt o the Samanid Empire, Tajikistan became a constituent republic o the Soviet Union in the 20t century, kent as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (Tajik SSR). Mountains civer ower 90% o this Central Asian republic.

Efter unthirldom, Tajikistan suffered frae a devastatin civil war which lastit frae 1992 tae 1997. Syne the end o the war, newly establisht politeecal stability an foreign aid hae allawed the kintra's economy tae grow. Tred in commodities sic as cotton an aluminium haes contributit greatly tae this steady improvement.

1. ↑ Constitution o the Republic o Tajikistan, 6 November 1994, Article 2.
2. ↑ "В Таджикистане русскому языку вернули прежний статус". Lenta.ru. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
3. ↑ ^{a b} "Central Asia: Tajikistan". The World Factbook. CIA. Archived frae the original on 31 Mairch 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} "Tajikistan profile at". International Monetary Fund website. Retrieved 22 Apryle 2012.
5. ↑ "Human Development Report 2009: Tajikistan". United Nations. Archived frae the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.