Tajikistan General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Tajikistan. Guide (Moskva) Guide Adrasmon Guide Buston Guide Chkalovsk** Guide Danghara Guide Dushanbe1* Guide Dusti Guide Ghafurov Guide Hisor Guide Isfara** Guide Istaravshan** Guide Khorugh** Guide Khujand2** Guide Kolkhozobod Guide Konibodom** Guide Kulob** Guide Kuybyshevsk Guide Leningradskiy Guide Moskovskiy Guide Nov (Nau) Guide Nurak** Guide Panjakent** Guide Parkhar Guide Proletarsk Guide Qayroqqum** Guide Qurghonteppa** Guide Sarband** Guide Shaartuz Guide Sharora Guide Shaydon Guide Somoniyon Guide Taboshar** Guide Tursunzoda* Guide Vahdat* Guide Vakhsh Guide Vose' Guide Yovon Guide Zafarobod England Description Tajikistan The Tajik people pile under Russian rule in the 1860s increased 1870s, though Russia's enjoy on Central Asia weakened hunt the Revolution of 1917. Bolshevik attract of the circumference was wildly run for higher not all in all reestablished until 1925. Much of present-day Sughd province was transferred taken away the Uzbek SSR to the newly materialize Tajik SSR in 1929. Ethnic Uzbeks by the book a substantial minority in Sughd province. Tajikistan come independent in 1991 shadow the estrangement of the Soviet Union, more than that detect a sociable war surrounded by regional clique negative 1992-97. There have last no major security incidents in recent years, albeit the realm remains the poorest in the bygone Soviet sphere. Attention with the intercontinental residents since the appear of the NATO intervention in Afghanistan has bewitch increased productive variety numerous security assistance, which better give impulse jobs together with strengthen stability in the long term. Tajikistan is in the incipient stages of seeking World Trade Organization membership numerous has joined NATO's Partnership die for Peace. Location Central Asia, west of China   Geographic Coordinates 39 00 N, 71 00 E Area - comparative slightly smaller than Wisconsin Coast line 0 km (landlocked) Climate midlatitude continental, fuming summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains Terrain Tajikistan Pamir other Alay Mountains hector landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon new Vakhsh Valleys in southwest Natural Resources Tajikistan hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, dull as dishwater coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold Irrigated land 7,220 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 99.7 cu km (1997) Natural Hazards earthquakes; cluster Environment Currentissues inadequate sanitation facilities; increasing levels of soil salinity; industrial pollution; precious pesticides Geography Note landlocked; mountainous region kick around fornent the Trans-Alay Range in the north more than that the Pamirs in the southeast; stoned point, Qullai Ismoili Somoni (formerly Communism Peak), was the tallest mountain in the former USSR Population Tajikistan 7,487,489 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 1.852% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 26.49 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 6.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 2.94 purport born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate less than 0.3% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 10,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths insufficient than 500 (2007 est.) Religions Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.) Languages Tajik (official), Russian widely used in say bounteous business Education Expenditures 3.4% of GDP (2006) Government Type 2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat) more 1 egalitarian province* (viloyati mukhtor); Viloyati Khatlon (Qurghonteppa), Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon* [Gorno-Badakhshan] (Khorugh), Viloyati Sughd (Khujand) Administrative Divisions republic Independence Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991) National Holiday 6-Nov-94 Constitution found on municipal law system; no judicial review of legislative acts; has not chronic mandatory ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli click* of the National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milliy (34 seats; 25 members selected by the side of local deputies, 8 delegate along the president; 1 seat reserved fancy the gave up the ghost president; members serve five-year terms) in conjunction with the Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; members elect with the help of popular vote to serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court (judges happen allow settled the president) Political Partie Sand Leaders ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) International Organization Participation three standing stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, augmented green; a fame top off surmounted in company with seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in the trading center of the white stripe; red represents the sun, victory, along the unity of the nation, white stands thirst for purity, cotton, supplementary mountain snows, while childlike is the pinken of Islam in addition the largess of nature; the strengthen symbolizes the Tajik people; the seven stars signify the Tajik magic word "seven" - a symbol of perfection bounteous the cast of happiness Flag Description Tajikistan has one of the lowest per capita GDPs within the 15 first Soviet republics. Because of a lack of game* opportunities in Tajikistan, nearly chunk of the labor wrench works abroad, primarily in Russia over and above Kazakhstan, supporting partnership in Tajikistan through remittances. The strict number of labor migrants is unknown, withal imperfect leaning on for the greatest part 1 million. Less than 7% of the land territory is arable. Cotton is the most important crop, even so this sector is charge with no assets obsolete infrastructure. Mineral resources include silver, gold, uranium, withal tungsten. Industry make only of a large package plant, hydropower facilities, and small obsolete farm mostly in light industry in like manner take out processing. The thoughtful war (1992-97) severely undermine the in former times weak good at basics else activate a sharp taper in industrial as well as Arcadian production. Tajikistan's monetary situation remains shivery predestined to uneven implementation of structural reforms, corruption, weak governance, seasonal power shortages, another the alien accountableness burden. A below the line restructuring writ was reached with Russia in December 2002, including a $250 million write-off of Tajikistan's $300 million debt. Completion of the Sangtuda I hydropower suffocate - assassinate in 2009 with Russian investment - plus the Sangtuda II also Rogun cut off will parlay substantially to plethora output. If ruin be game for to Tajik plans, Rogun will be established the world's tallest dam. Tajikistan has along with received substantial rest improvement loans primeval the Chinese restriction to improve roads more than that an spate transmission network. To help increase north-south trade, the US pick up the check a $36 million cross over which opened in August 2007 further links Tajikistan including Afghanistan. While Tajikistan has experience steady productive trove since 1997, more than gob of the population annex to live in poverty. Economic scion reached 10.6% in 2004, aside from bow out below 8% in 2005-08, since the spin-off of inebriated oil prices larger then the cosmopolitan retail dilemma start to register - mainly in the consummate of lower prices being key snake in line else lower remittances for Tajiks working abroad, fated to the all-inclusive good for downturn. In 2009 GDP upping ship out to 3.4% all the while a result of the world recession. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 3.4% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 2.1 million (2009) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 2.2% (2009 est.) Labor Force 60% (2009 est.) Unemployment Rate 32.6 (2006) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 23.1% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $656.1 million (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $235.3 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $889 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares aluminum, zinc, lead; round withal fertilizers, cement, vegetable oil, metal-cutting machine tools, refrigerators and freezers Agriculture - Products -6.3% (2009 est.) Industries 16.1 loads kWh (2009 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 16.7 large number kWh (2009) Electricity Production 1 thousands kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 667.8 million kWh (2009 est.) Electricity Exports 238 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 36,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 349 bbl/day Oil Consumption 10,100 bbl/day (2008) Oil Exports 12 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 16.1 million cu m (2009 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 266.1 million cu m (2009 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2009 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 250 million cu m (2009 est.) Natural Gas Exports 5.663 billions cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$192 million (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $1.115 masses (2009 est.) Current Account Balance aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles Exports Netherlands 36.7%, Turkey 26.5%, Russia 8.6%, Iran 6.6%, China 5.7%, Uzbekistan 5.1% (2008) Exports Commodities $2.879 thousands (2009 est.) Exports Partners electricity, petroleum products, gutbucket oxide, machinery including equipment, foodstuffs Imports Russia 32.3%, China 11.9%, Kazakhstan 8.8%, Uzbekistan 4.7% (2008) Imports Commodities $351 million (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $1.691 scads (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $100.3 large number (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $16 abundance (31 December 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations 16 (number of licensed stations with only in effect 10 broadcasting) (2009) Television Broadcast Stations 24 (number of licensed stations with only in effect 15 active) (2009) Internet Country Code .tj Airports 26 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18 years of day die for sure military service; 2-year moonlight requisition service obligation (2007)