Tajikistan

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Tajikistan is a landlocked, mountainous country in Central Asia known for its rugged Pamir range and as a former Soviet republic with an economy centered on agriculture, hydropower, and remittances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Central Asia
landlocked country
sovereign state
borderingCountry Afghanistan
China
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
callingCode +992
capital Dushanbe
continent Asia
countryCodeTopLevelDomain .tj
currency Tajikistani somoni
drivesOnThe right
economySector agriculture
hydropower
remittances
ethnicGroupMajority Tajiks
formerColonialPower Russian Empire
formerEntity Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Tajikistan
formerStateAffiliation Soviet Union
governmentType unitary presidential republic
headOfStateTitle President of Tajikistan
highestPoint Ismoil Somoni Peak
historicalRegion Transoxiana
linked to: Central Asia
independenceDate 1991-09-09
independenceFrom Soviet Union
ISO3166-1Alpha2 TJ
ISO3166-1Alpha3 TJK
linked to: Tajikistan
landlocked true
legislature Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan
lowerHouse Assembly of Representatives
majorRiver Amu Darya
Panj River
Vakhsh River
memberOf Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
United Nations
mountainRange Alay Mountains
Pamir Mountains
officialLanguage Russian
Tajik
linked to: Tajiks
partOf Commonwealth of Independent States
region Central Asia
religionMajority Sunni Islam
timeZone UTC+05:00
UNMemberStateSince 1992-03-02
upperHouse National Assembly
writingSystem Cyrillic script

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Asia containsCountry Tajikistan
Member States of the United Nations includes Republic of Tajikistan
linked to: Tajikistan
Persian language primaryCountry Tajikistan
Persian language region Tajikistan
Cyrillic script officialScriptOf Tajikistan
China borderingCountry Tajikistan
Central Asia containsCountry Tajikistan
Afghanistan borderCountry Tajikistan
Turkmen language countryOrRegion Tajikistan
Tien Shan country Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan borderCountry Tajikistan
Tajikistan ISO3166-1Alpha3 TJK
linked to: Tajikistan
Tajikistan formerEntity Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Tajikistan
Uzbekistan borderCountry Tajikistan
Haredi Jews populationCenter Tajikistan
Bukharan Jews countryOfOrigin Tajikistan
Tajiks primaryCountry Tajikistan
Tajiks nationalityMajorityIn Tajikistan
Tajiks selfDesignation Tojik
linked to: Tajikistan
Uzbek significantPopulationIn Tajikistan
Xinjiang borderedBy Tajikistan
Greater Iran includesRegion Tajikistan
Iranian peoples ethnicGroupOf Tajikistan
Syr Darya country Tajikistan
Western China borderedBy Tajikistan
Amu Darya country Tajikistan
Amu Darya flowsThrough Tajikistan
Kokand Khanate presentLocation Tajikistan
Pamir Mountains locatedInCountry Tajikistan
Pamir Mountains partOf Tajikistan
Pamir Mountains borderRegionBetween Tajikistan and China
linked to: Tajikistan