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conventional long form: Republic of
Tajikistan
conventional short form: Tajikistan
local long form: Jumhurii Tojikiston
local short form: Tojikiston
former: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
Central Asia, west of China
143,100 sq km
(55,251 sq miles).
Description:
Tajikistan is bordered by Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to the north,
Afghanistan to the south and China (PR) to the east. 93% of the republic
is occupied by mountains, most notably by the sparsely populated Pamir
Mountains, which include Mount Garmo (formerly Pik Kommunizma;
7,495m/24,590ft), the highest point of the former Soviet Union. The
mountainous terrain means that in winter it is impossible to reach the
east or the north of the country by road without taking a detour through
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. In the fertile plains of the southwest, cotton
dominates the agriculture. In the north, in the Khudzand (formerly
Leninabad) region, cotton and silk are the main crops.
6.3 million (UN estimate 2005).
Tajik is the official language, an ancient Persian language similar
to the languages of Iran and Afghanistan.
Climate:
In Dushanbe, temperatures vary between a minimum -13?�C (8?�F)
in December/January to a maximum 33?�C (91?�F) in July/August.
Humidity is generally low. In the mountains, it can reach -45?�C
(-49?�F) when the wind chill factor is taken into consideration, and
rise to 20?�C (68?�F) in summer. In the Pamir Mountains, the climate
is semi-arid to polar
Economy - overview:
Tajikistan is the poorest of the five former Soviet Central
Asian republics, with an estimated four-fifths of the population
living below the poverty line. Basic services and infrastructure are
poor to non-existent.
Although less than 10% of the country's land can be cultivated,
Tajikistan has a sizeable agricultural sector accounting for
one-quarter of GDP and employing half the workforce. Large
quantities of cotton are produced under ecologically ruinous schemes
established during the Soviet era. Grain, fruit and vegetables are
also grown.
Economy:
Tajikistan is the poorest of the five former Soviet Central
Asian republics, with an estimated four-fifths of the population
living below the poverty line. Basic services and infrastructure are
poor to non-existent.
Although less than 10% of the country's land can be cultivated,
Tajikistan has a sizeable agricultural sector accounting for
one-quarter of GDP and employing half the workforce. Large
quantities of cotton are produced under ecologically ruinous schemes
established during the Soviet era. Grain, fruit and vegetables are
also grown.
aluminum, zinc, lead, chemicals and fertilizers, cement, vegetable
oil, metal-cutting machine tools, refrigerators and freezers
Exports:
Aluminium, electricity, cotton, gold, fruits, vegetable oil and
textiles.
Imports:
Electricity, petroleum products, aluminium oxide, machinery and
equipment, and food.
• Main trade partners: Russian Federation, China (PR), Turkey and EU.
Exchange rates:
Tajik Somoni (TJS) = 100 diram. Notes are in denominations of
TJS100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1, and 50, 20, 5 and 1 diram.
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/274/money/Central-Asia/Tajikistan.html
GDP :
US$2.3 billion (2005).
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