 Tajikistan
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
39 00 N, 71 00 E |
| Area |
total: 143,100 sq km land: 142,700 sq km water: 400 sq km |
| Climate |
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains |
| Terrain |
Pamir and Alay Mountains dominate landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest |
| Population |
7,076,598 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business |
| Imports |
electricity, petroleum products, aluminum oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs |
| Exports |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles |
| Hazards |
earthquakes and floods |
| Resources |
hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold |
| Geography |
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 |
| Nationality |
noun: Tajikistani(s) adjective: Tajikistani |
| Capital |
name: Dushanbe geographic coordinates: 38 35 N, 68 48 E time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.tj |
| Internet Users |
5,000 (2005) |
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