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Tajikistan CIA Map |
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| Location |
Central Asia, west of China |
| Grography |
landlocked; mountainous region dominated by the Trans-Alay Range in the north and the Pamirs in the southeast; highest point, Qullai Ismoili Somoni (formerly Communism Peak), was the tallest mountain in the former USSR |
| Coordinates |
39 00 N, 71 00 E |
| Area |
total: 143,100 sq km land: 142,700 sq km water: 400 sq km |
| Terrain |
Pamir and Alay Mountains dominate landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest |
| Natural Hazards |
earthquakes and floods |
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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Source:
CIA World Factbook |
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