| Official name: | Republic of Tajikistan | ||||||||
| Head of State: | President, H.E Mr. Emomali Rakhmonov | ||||||||
| National Day: | 9th of September | ||||||||
| Capital: | Dushanbe | ||||||||
| Area: | 143,100
sq. km |
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| Coast line: |
None
(landlocked) |
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| Climate: | Mid-altitude
continental, hot summers, mild winters, semi-arid to
polar in Pamir Mountains |
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| Natural resources: |
Significant
hydro-power potential, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead,
zinc, antimony, tungsten. |
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| Land use: |
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| Agricultural products: | Cotton,
grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats |
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| Population: | 6.2
million ( 2002) |
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| Population growth rate: | 2.01% (2000) | ||||||||
| Ethnic composition: |
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| Religions: |
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| Languages: |
Tajik
(official), Russian widely used in government and business |
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| Literacy: |
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| Currency: |
Somoni (SM) |
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| Exchange rate (SM/US$): |
3.29 TJS/US$ Annual Average (2006) |
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| GDP: | 2811.1 Million US$ (2006) | ||||||||
| GDP per capita : | 402.1 US$ (2006) | ||||||||
| GDP Growth rate: | 7.0 % (2006) | ||||||||
| Inflation rate : | 13.9 % (2006) | ||||||||
| Unemployment rate: | 2.3 % (2006) | ||||||||
| Total Imports: | 1725 million US $ (2006) | ||||||||
| Total Exports: | 1399 million US $ (2006) | ||||||||
| Foreign Direct Investment: | 385.2 million US $ (2006) | ||||||||
| Total External Debt : | 872 million US $ (2005) | ||||||||
| Industries: |
Aluminum,
zinc, lead, chemicals and fertilizers, cement, vegetable oil,
metal-cutting, machine tools, refrigerators and freezers |
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| Electricity: |
Capacity:
3,800,000 kW |
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