Tajikistan


Official Language:    Tadschikian                    
Size:                          143.000 km2
Capital:                     Duschanb
Population:               7,3 Mio (2006)
Currency:                  1 Somoni=100 Diram 














Tajikistan, is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgystan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan, separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.

Most of Tajikistan's population belongs to the Persian speaking Tajik ethnic group, who share language, culture and history with Afghan and Iran. Once part of the Samanid Empire, Tajikistan became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (Tajik SSR). Mountains cover over 90% of this Central Asian republic.