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TAJIKISTAN: GENERAL INFORMATION
Official name – Republic of Tajikistan
Place of location – borders on China in the East, on Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan – in the North and
West, on Afghanistan – in the South
Territory – 143,1 thousand of km.²
Climate – sharply continental: in January temperature is from -20°C to 0°C and from 0°C to +30°C in
June, depending on height.
Population – 6863752 thousand of people (July,2003), urban population – 1690,5, rural population – 4685 thousand of people
Density of the population – 48,0 persons per 1 km²
Capital – Dushanbe, population – about 1 million of people
Big cities – Khujand, Kurgan-Tube, Khorog, Kulyab
Administrative division:
· Sogdyisky region – 25,4
· Khatlon region –24,8
· GBAO – 64,22
· Regions of republic objection – 28,6
· Dushanbe - capital
Area: (thousand of km².):
· Sogdyisky region – 25,4
· Khatlon region –24,8
· GBAO – 64,22
· Regions of republic objection – 28,6
· Dushanbe – 0,1
Population (thousand of people):
· Sogdyisky region – 1930,2
· Khatlon region –2243,5
· GBAO – 210,7
· Regions of republic objection – 1401,7
· Dushanbe – 589,4
Density of the population (thousand of km²,):
· Sogdyisky region – 76,0
· Khatlon region –90,5
· 5GBAO – 3,0
· Regions of republic objection – 49,0
· Dushanbe – 49,0
Ethnic composition – Tajiks – 80%, Uzbeks – 15,3%, Russians – 1,1%, others – 3,6%. Language – Tajik
(state), Uzbek and Russian
Average life duration – 68,4
Population literacy – 97,7 % (1989)
Telephone code of the state – 992
Time (Dushanbe) - +4 hours of middle European
Natural resources – aluminum, coal, oil, natural gas, iron, zinc,
antimony, quicksilver, gold, tin, tungsten, boron, salt, carbonates,
fluorits, precious and semi-precious stones.
Main industrial branches – ore mining, hydropower engineering, textile and needle
work.
Main agricultural cultures – cotton, fruits, vegetables, silk,
grain, tobacco.
Source: State Committee of Statistics of the Republic of Tajikistan for the year 2002.
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