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Country
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Tajikistan |
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Leader
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President: Sprent Dabwido
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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Population
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9,434
| 7,910,041
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Life Expectancy
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66.050 years
| 66.720 years
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Capital City
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| Dushanbe
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Largest city
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| (population: ) | Dushanbe (population: 543,107) |
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Human Development Index
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0
| 0.684
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| GDP per capita |
| $2,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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%
| 99.5%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 2
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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0%
| 19.6%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 2.500%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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| 9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
| Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
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| Languages |
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
| Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
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| Exports |
| aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
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| External Debt |
| $2,200,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 1.500%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 2
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| Location |
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
| Central Asia, west of China
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| Area |
21 km sq
| 143,100 km sq
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| Coastline |
30 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
| midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
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