Geographical position: Tajikistan is located in Central Asia, west of China.
The country’s climate is midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains.
Languages: Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business.
Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan.
Surface: 143,100 sq km
Population: 7,163,506
System of government: republic
Capital: Dushanbe
Religion: Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
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