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Summary
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Official name
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Republic of Tajikistan
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Location
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bordered on the east by China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to the north and west, Afghanistan to the south
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Territory
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143.1 thousand. sq. km
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Climate
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sharply continental, average temperature ranges between -20 ° C and 0 ° C in January and from 0 ° C to +30 ° C in June, depending on the altitude
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Geographical zones
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mountains, forest-steppe
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Population
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Over 7 million, female. - 49.7%, male. - 50.3%, urban - 26.6%, agriculture - 74.4%
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Population density
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42.8 person. per sq. km.
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Populated area
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7% of territory
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Life expectancy
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68.4 years
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Education
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68.8% (at all levels)
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Capital
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Dushanbe, population - 562 thousand. People. - 9.2%
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Major cities
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Khodjent, Kurgan-Tube, Kulyab, Khorog, Istarafshan, Pendjikent, Tursunzade
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Administrative divisions
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Districts of republican subordination - 28.6 thousand sq. km, population - 1467 thousand people. Sogd - 25.4 thousand sq. km, population - 1992 thousand people. Khatlon district - 24.8 thousand sq. km. population - 2344 thousand people. Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous district - 64.2 thousand sq. km. population - 215 thousand people. - 3.4%
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Ethnicity
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Tajiks - 68.8%, Uzbeks - 24.9%, Russians - 3%, others - 3.3%
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Language
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Tajik (national), Uzbek, Russian, English (languages of international and business communication)
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Religion
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Islam, (Russian) Orthodox
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Currency
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Tajik Somoni, 1 USD = 4.43 Somoni (estimated August 1, 2009)
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Country code
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992
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Time zone (Dushanbe)
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(GMT) + 5 hours
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The system of weights and measures
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Metric
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Fiscal year
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Calendar
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Natural resources
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Coal , oil, natural gas, iron, zinc, antimony, mercury, gold, tin, tungsten, boron, sodium chloride, fluorite, precious and semiprecious stones, aluminum
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Industry
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mining, hydro-power station, textile
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Agriculture
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cotton, fruits, vegetables, silk, grain, tobacco
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Holidays
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January 1 – New Year, March 8 – Mothers Day, March 21-22 - Navrooz, May 1 - International Day of Solidarity Workers, May 9 – Victory Day, May 22 – Language Day, September 9 – Independence Day, February 23 - National Army Day
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Recent holidays
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Working days. Kurban and Ramadan holidays are not considered as fixed day for holiday, and it depends on the lunar calendar. These days are not working days
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Favorable time for tourism
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May till mid October
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Contacts:
57, Ahmadi Donish Str. Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 734024
Tel.: +992 44 640-4040; Fax: +992 44 640-1234
57, Ahmadi Donish Str. Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 734024
Tel.: +992 44 640-4040; Fax: +992 44 640-1234
Email: info@somonair.com
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