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 Tajikistan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
formerStateAffiliation Soviet Union
governmentType unitary presidential republic
headOfStateTitle President of Tajikistan
highestPoint Ismoil Somoni Peak
historicalRegion Central Asia
surface form: Transoxiana
independenceDate 1991-09-09
independenceFrom Soviet Union
ISO3166-1Alpha2 TJ
ISO3166-1Alpha3 Tajikistan self-linksurface differs
surface form: TJK
landlocked true
legislature Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan
lowerHouse Assembly of Representatives
majorRiver Amu Darya
Panj River
Vakhsh River
memberOf Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
surface form: Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
United Nations
mountainRange Alay Mountains
Pamir Mountains
officialLanguage Russian
Tajiks
surface form: Tajik
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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buzkashi practicedIn Tajikistan
subject surface form: Buzkashi
Uzbeks significantPopulationIn Tajikistan
CIS hasMember Tajikistan
subject surface form: Commonwealth of Independent States
ECO memberState Tajikistan
subject surface form: Economic Cooperation Organization
Ferghana Valley country Tajikistan
Khan isCommonInCountry Tajikistan
Persian significantPopulationIn Tajikistan
Chagatai Khanate country Tajikistan
Khorasan modernCountries Tajikistan
Kyrgyz spokenIn Tajikistan
Kyrgyz minorityLanguageIn Tajikistan
Ghurid Empire presentDayLocation Tajikistan
Kok-boru countryAssociatedWith Tajikistan
Wakhan Corridor separates Tajikistan
Wakhan Corridor borders Tajikistan
Wakhan Corridor countryBordered Tajikistan
Naqshbandi presentIn Tajikistan
Tajikistani somoni country Tajikistan
Tajikistani somoni legalTenderIn Tajikistan
Tajikistani somoni currencyOf Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan
TJ represents Tajikistan
TJ hasAlpha3CompanionCode Tajikistan
this entity surface form: TJK
TJ countryNameEnglish Tajikistan
President of Tajikistan country Tajikistan
President of Tajikistan appliesToJurisdiction Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan
Wakhi spokenIn Tajikistan
Kashgar connectedTo Tajikistan
National Assembly country Tajikistan
subject surface form: National Assembly of Tajikistan
National Assembly jurisdiction Tajikistan
subject surface form: National Assembly of Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan
National Assembly meetsInCountry Tajikistan
subject surface form: National Assembly of Tajikistan
Ismoil Somoni Peak locatedIn Tajikistan
Ismoil Somoni Peak country Tajikistan
Omid usageRegion Tajikistan
Dushanbe country Tajikistan
Dushanbe isCapitalOf Tajikistan
Dushanbe isLargestCityOf Tajikistan