Tajikistan - Tourism and Travel

The Republic of Tajikistan is a landlocked country in central Asia, 55,251 square miles (143,100 square kilometers) in area.

Tajikistan is a mountainous country and is dominated by the Alai and Pamir mountain ranges.

In the west, which is less mountainous, there are warm summers and cold winters.

The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe.

Tajikistan has a population of 6,952,000.

80% are Tajik, 15% are Uzbek, 1% are Kyrgyz and 1% are Russian.

Tajik is the official language of Tajikistan. Uzbek and Russian are also spoken.

80% of the people are Sunni Muslim and 5% are Shi'a Muslim.

Most of the economy is focused on agriculture, cotton growing and cattle breeding in particular.

Cotton and aluminum are the primary exports.

The most important manufactured products are textiles, clothing and processed metals.

Tajikistan has a presidential system of government.

The official unit of currency is the somoni, which is made up of 100 diram.

Tajikistan was a republic of the Soviet Union until 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed and Tajikistan became independent.

A civil war took place in Tajikistan in 1992.