President: Dr Nicholas Liverpool Prime minister: Roosevelt Skerrit
Population
7,768,385
73,126
Life Expectancy
66.380 years
76.180 years
Capital City
Dushanbe
Largest city
Dushanbe (population: 543,107)
Roseau (population: 16,571)
Human Development Index
0.684
0.797
GDP per capita
$2,100 US
Literacy Rate
99.5%
94%
Corruption Perception Index
2
6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.6%
19.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
2.200%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Legal
Political System
republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Religions
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Languages
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
