Country
Tajikistan Dominica
Leader
Population
7,910,041 73,286
Life Expectancy
66.720 years 76.390 years
Capital City
Dushanbe Roseau
Largest city
Dushanbe (population: 543,107) Roseau (population: 16,571)
Human Development Index
0.684 0.797 GDP per capita $2,300 US $14,400 US
Literacy Rate
99.5% 94%
Corruption Perception Index
2 6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.6% 19.4% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 2.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Legal
Political System
republic parliamentary democracy
Independence date
9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) 3 November 1978 (from UK) 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 English (official), French patois Exports aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles External Debt $3,418,000,000 $ Exchange Rate Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.500% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 2 0 Location Central Asia, west of China Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago Area 143,100 km sq 751 km sq Coastline 0 km 148 km Climate midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
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