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Country
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Tajikistan |
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Leader
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
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President: Joyce Banda
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Population
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7,768,385
| 16,323,044
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Life Expectancy
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66.380 years
| 52.310 years
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Capital City
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Dushanbe
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Largest city
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| Dushanbe (population: 543,107) | Lilongwe (population: 646,750) |
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Human Development Index
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0.684
| 0.457
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| GDP per capita |
$2,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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99.5%
| 62.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2
| 2.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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19.6%
| 13%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
2.200%
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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
| multiparty democracy
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Independence date
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9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
| Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census)
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| Languages |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
| Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census)
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| Exports |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
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| External Debt |
$2,593,000,000 $
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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 |
2
| 0
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| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Southern Africa, east of Zambia
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| Area |
143,100 km sq
| 118,484 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
| sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
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