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Country
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Tajikistan | 
Turkmenistan |
|
Leader
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President: Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmon (Rakhmonov)
|
President: Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov
|
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Population
|
7,768,385
| 5,054,828
|
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Life Expectancy
|
66.380 years
| 68.840 years
|
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Capital City
|
Dushanbe
| Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
|
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Largest city
|
| Dushanbe (population: 543,107) | Ashgabat (population: 727,700) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.684
| 0.728
|
| GDP per capita |
$2,100 US
| $7,900 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
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99.5%
| 98.8%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2
| 1.8
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
19.6%
| 16%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
2.200%
| 60.000%
|
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Death Penalty
|
Abolished in practice
| Abolished
|
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Political System
|
republic
| republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
|
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Independence date
|
9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 27 October 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
| Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
|
| Languages |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
| Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
|
| Exports |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
| gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber
|
| External Debt |
$2,593,000,000 $
| $524,700,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - 3.4563 (2008 est.), 3.4418 (2007), 3.3 (2006), 3.1166 (2005), 2.9705 (2004)
| Turkmen manat (TMM) per US dollar - 14,250 (as of 1 May 2008 est.)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
1.500%
| 3.400%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
2
| 0
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| Location |
Central Asia, west of China
| Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
|
| Area |
143,100 km sq
| 488,100 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
| subtropical desert
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