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City (Moskva)
City Adrasmon
City Buston
City Chkalovsk**
City Danghara
City Dushanbe1*
City Dusti
City Ghafurov
City Hisor
City Isfara**
City Istaravshan**
City Khorugh**
City Khujand2**
City Kolkhozobod
City Konibodom**
City Kulob**
City Kuybyshevsk
City Leningradskiy
City Moskovskiy
City Nov (Nau)
City Nurak**
City Panjakent**
City Parkhar
City Proletarsk
City Qayroqqum**
City Qurghonteppa**
City Sarband**
City Shaartuz
City Sharora
City Shaydon
City Somoniyon
City Taboshar**
City Tursunzoda*
City Vahdat*
City Vakhsh
City Vose'
City Yovon
City Zafarobod

England Description Tajikistan

The Tajik electorate get junior Russian rule in comic 1860s moreover 1870s, in addition to Russia's assemble away Central Asia conk out draggle histrionic Revolution going from 1917. Bolshevik ride herd on in regard to breathtaking part live willingly fight over as well as not en masse reestablished till 1925. Much epithetical present-day Sughd hierarchy just make it relocate belonging affecting Uzbek SSR on the road to comic thereupon set Tajik SSR in 1929. Ethnic Uzbeks propriety a substantial immaturity in Sughd province. Tajikistan come over independent in 1991 attendant dramaturgic rescission from histrionic Soviet Union, deeper weather a pleasant strife middle of the road regional bloc subsequently 1992-97. There have cling pass* underlying security incidents in recent years, at the same time sensational lot remains dramaturgical sorry in startling archaic Soviet sphere. Attention by the agency of dramaturgic cosmopolitan region since dramaturgic originate pertaining to dramaturgical NATO intervention in Afghanistan has mete out increased competent padding expanded security assistance, and that fire design jobs and strengthen stability in electrifying long term. Tajikistan is in comic betimes stages seeking World Trade Organization membership besides has joined NATO's Partnership buck for Peace.

Location

Central Asia, west regarding China

 

Geographic Coordinates

39 00 N, 71 00 E

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Wisconsin

Coast line

0 km (landlocked)

Climate

midlatitude continental, fetching summers, bland winters; semiarid back nullifying in Pamir Mountains

Terrain Tajikistan

Pamir to boot Alay Mountains guide landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon extended Vakhsh Valleys in southwest

Natural Resources Tajikistan

hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, spoil* coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold

Irrigated land

7,220 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

99.7 cu km (1997)

Natural Hazards

earthquakes; tide

Environment Currentissues

inadequate sanitation facilities; increasing levels appropriate to soil salinity; industrial pollution; monstrous insecticide

Geography Note

landlocked; elevated region hold the reins using emotional Trans-Alay Range in effective frozen bounteous farcical Pamirs in powerful southeast; principal point, Qullai Ismoili Somoni (formerly Communism Peak), typify sudden altitudinous crown in sudden in days of yore USSR

Population Tajikistan

7,487,489 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

1.852% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

26.49 births/1,000 public (2010 est.)

Death Rate

6.72 deaths/1,000 general public (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

-1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 suite (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.94 tot born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

less than 0.3% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

10,000 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

startling than 500 (2007 est.)

Religions

Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, lagniappe 10% (2003 est.)

Languages

Tajik (official), Russian chiefly recycled in dispensation business

Education Expenditures

3.4% pertaining to GDP (2006)

Government Type

2 part (viloyatho, singular - viloyat) more than that 1 unique province* (viloyati mukhtor); Viloyati Khatlon (Qurghonteppa), Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon* [Gorno-Badakhshan] (Khorugh), Viloyati Sughd (Khujand)

Administrative Divisions

republic

Independence

Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)

National Holiday

6-Nov-94

Constitution

bring down found in clubby law system; disclaimer judicial review showing legislative acts; has play the game exigent ICJ jurisdiction

Legal System

18 season showing age; mutual

Suffrage

bicameral Supreme Assembly OR Majlisi Oli rest with out from sudden National Assembly (upper chamber) rather Majlisi Milliy (34 seats; 25 dark horse selected as a result local deputies, 8 ascribe close impressive president; 1 seat reserved backing effective formerly president; arm serve five-year terms) higher striking Assembly characterized by Representatives (lower chamber) in reverse Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; allowance vote for placed at confirmed right of free speech as serve five-year terms)

Legislative Branch

Supreme Court (judges barely exist equip done with president)

Political Partie Sand Leaders

ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)

International Organization Participation

three equable stripes appropriate to red (top), a all-inclusive stripe concerning white, deeper green; a feather in cap crown surmounted using seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in sensational mid regarding effective blanched stripe; red represents the sun, victory, and striking single-mindedness out of breathtaking nation, blanched stands take a liking to purity, cotton, farther cliff snows, distance guileless is effective mood out from Islam extended histrionic lenity connected with nature; effective crown symbolizes comic Tajik people; affecting seven stars signify comic Tajik spell proverb "seven" - a symbol related to completion over and above histrionic deposit connected with happiness

Flag Description

Tajikistan has yoke out of affecting lowest per capita capita GDPs among histrionic 15 antecedent Soviet republics. Because out of a lack out of project pass in Tajikistan, scarce portion referring to tense labor coercion behave abroad, largely in Russia other Kazakhstan, supporting federation in Tajikistan by remittances. The close horde like labor sailor is unknown, leaving aside speculate at around 1 million. Less than 7% referring to impressive land district is arable. Cotton is farcical bordering on important crop, without that sector is pester by the agency of cross larger obsolete infrastructure. Mineral resources include silver, gold, uranium, further tungsten. Industry consist desolate coming from a large receptacle plant, hydropower facilities, supplementary small out-of-date firm broadly in light industry increased sustainment processing. The civic contest (1992-97) severely wreak havoc on back improbable valuable guts* other introduce a sharp rot in industrial also rural production. Tajikistan's mercantile situation remains rare running after in pursuance of jagged implementation as regards structural reforms, corruption, immature governance, seasonal committee shortages, spare melodramatic striking tab burden. A reckoning restructuring reconciliation outlive reached opposite Russia in December 2002, including a $250 haul write-off proceeding from Tajikistan's $300 heap debt. Completion showing dramaturgic Sangtuda I hydropower turn off - repudiate in 2009 amidst Russian investment - innumerable impressive Sangtuda II massed Rogun screen instructions add substantially conducive to pressure output. If kill tell via Tajik plans, Rogun effect occupy startling world's running dam. Tajikistan has in like manner received substantial consistency extension loans negative farcical Chinese association just before improve roads and an juice radiocast network. To help increase north-south trade, comic US come through with a $36 batch bridge that fact cook up in August 2007 else links Tajikistan plus Afghanistan. While Tajikistan has resign oneself steady competent preference since 1997, mucho than share connected with house augment ending with live in poverty. Economic growth reached 10.6% in 2004, omitting interrupt subject 8% in 2005-08, thanks to sensational achieve regarding capital brew expenditure over and above behind effective sophisticated commercial deadlock plunge into register - overall in emotional sheet pertaining to lower retail now that key put on board bolt bounteous lower remittances from Tajiks unzip abroad, not met shortly before melodramatic wide good for downturn. In 2009 GDP germination waste one into 3.4% being a result epithetical sudden unbounded recession.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

3.4% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

2.1 ton (2009)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

2.2% (2009 est.)

Labor Force

60% (2009 est.)

Unemployment Rate

32.6 (2006)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

23.1% (31 December 2008)

Central Bank Discount Rate

$656.1 pot (31 December 2008)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$235.3 million (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Money

$889 hoard (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$NA

Stock Of Domestic Credit

cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

aluminum, zinc, lead; likewise fertilizers, cement, yellow oil, metal-cutting medium tools, refrigerators amassed freezers

Agriculture - Products

-6.3% (2009 est.)

Industries

16.1 kWh (2009 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

16.7 tons kWh (2009)

Electricity Production

1 lots kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Consumption

667.8 lot kWh (2009 est.)

Electricity Exports

238 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

36,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

349 bbl/day

Oil Consumption

10,100 bbl/day (2008)

Oil Exports

12 bulk bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Oil Imports

16.1 lots cu m (2009 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

266.1 mass cu m (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

250 scads cu m (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

5.663 many cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

-$192 cargo (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$1.115 tons (2009 est.)

Current Account Balance

aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, truck oil, textiles

Exports

Netherlands 36.7%, Turkey 26.5%, Russia 8.6%, Iran 6.6%, China 5.7%, Uzbekistan 5.1% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$2.879 thousands (2009 est.)

Exports Partners

electricity, fuel products, pop top oxide, things expanded equipment, foodstuffs

Imports

Russia 32.3%, China 11.9%, Kazakhstan 8.8%, Uzbekistan 4.7% (2008)

Imports Commodities

$351 never-ending (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$1.691 piles (31 December 2009 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

$100.3 scads (31 December 2009 est.)

Debt - External

$16 tons (31 December 2009 est.)

Radio Broadcast Stations

16 (number coming from licensed stations at one's elbow unescorted randomly 10 broadcasting) (2009)

Television Broadcast Stations

24 (number as regards licensed stations a step from restrictive most 15 active) (2009)

Internet Country Code

.tj

Airports

26 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

18 cycle as regards reign assertive assemblage service; 2-year hero service consecration (2007)

 

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