Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8% (1999)
Languages
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
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
Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about half way between Hawaii and Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line
Area
143,100 km sq
811 km sq
Coastline
0 km
1,143 km
Climate
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
