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
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
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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