Tajikistan

Republic of Tajikistan Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон (Tajik) Jumhuriyi Tojikiston
Flag Emblem
Anthem: Суруди Миллӣ (English: "National Anthem")
Location of  Tajikistan  (green)
Capital and largest city	Dushanbe 38°33′N 68°48′E / 38.550°N 68.800°E / 38.550; 68.800
Official languages	Tajik
Ethnic groups (2010[1])	81.1% Tajik 13.9% Uzbek 3.1% Pamiri 0.8% Kyrgyz 0.4% Russian 0.7% others
Demonym(s)	Tajik or Tajikistani[2]
Government	Unitary dominant-party presidential constitutional republic
• President	Emomali Rahmon
• Prime Minister	Kokhir Rasulzoda
• Chairman of the Majlisi Milli	Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev
Legislature	Supreme Assembly
• Upper house	National Assembly
• Lower house	Assembly of Representatives
Formation
• Tajik ASSR	27 October 1924
• Tajik SSR	5 December 1929
• Independence from the Soviet Union	9 September 1991
• CIS full membership	21 December 1991
• Recognized	26 December 1991
• Admitted to the United Nations	2 March 1992
• Current constitution	6 November 1994
Area
• Total	143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi) (94th)
• Water (%)	1.8
Population
• 2019 estimate	9,275,827 [3] ((96th) [4])
• Density	48.6/km2 (125.9/sq mi) (155th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$30.547 billion[5] (132nd)
• Per capita	$3,354[5] (155th)
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$7.350 billion[5] (147th)
• Per capita	$807[5] (164th)
Gini (2015)	34[6] medium
HDI (2018)	0.650[7] medium · 127th
Currency	Somoni (TJS)
Time zone	UTC+5 (TJT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+992
ISO 3166 code	TJ
Internet TLD	.tj

Tajikistan is a country in Central Asia. It was previously part of the Soviet Union. Tajikistan is a republic. The capital city is Dushanbe. The official language is Tajik, which is a dialect of Farsi (Persian).

Tajikistan is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the CIS. Tajikistan is eighth in size of CIS countries.

1. ↑ Национальный состав, владение языками и гражданство населения Республики Таджикистан Том III. stat.tj
2. ↑ The Names of Nationalities
3. ↑ "Tajikistan Population (2022) - Worldometer".
4. ↑ "Population by Country (2022) - Worldometer".
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2018". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
6. ↑ "GINI index (World Bank estimate)". databank.worldbank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
7. ↑ "2018 Human Development Report". United Nations Development Programme. 2018. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.