Tajikistan
Central Asia
General matters
Republic of Tajikistan (Republic of Tajikistan)
Capital: Dushanbe (916,000 people)
Population: 9.54 million ('21)
Area: 143,100㎢
Languages: Tajik (official language), Russian (common language)
Religion: Islam 98%
Ethnicity: Tajik (84%), Uzbek (14%), others (2%)
Climate: Continental climate
- Location: Central Asia (border of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Afghanistan)
Politics
Form of Government: Presidential System (7 years in office)
a key figure
President: Emomali Rahmon
Prime Minister: Qohir Rasulzoda
Senate President: Rustam Emomali
Speaker of the House: Zokirzoda Mahmadtoir
Foreign Minister: Sirojiddin Muhriddin
Composition of Parliament: bicameral system (term 5 years)
Senate: 33 seats
House of Representatives: 63 seats
Major political parties: National Democratic Party (46 seats), Peasant Party (7 seats), Economic Reform Party (5 seats), Communist Party (2 seats), Democratic Party (1 seat), Socialist Party (1 seat), Independent (1 seat), etc
Foreign Policy: - International Organization Membership: UN ('92.3), WTO ('13.3)
Economy
GDP: $8.65 billion ('21, EIU)
GDP per capita: $877 ('21, IMF)
Economic growth rate: 5% ('21, EIU)
Currency Unit: Somoni / (US$1=11.31 Somoni)
Trade: Size: $5.7 billion ('21, EIU)
Export amount: $2 billion
Revenue: $3.7 billion
Inflation: 8.9% ('21, EIU)
Key Resources:
BP
- Aluminum, cotton, gold, power, etc. ('20, EIU)