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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Yaghnobi country Tajikistan
Khujand country Tajikistan
Khujand partOf Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan
Aral Sea Basin country Tajikistan
سيحون يمر_في Tajikistan
this entity surface form: طاجيكستان
Sirdaryo country Tajikistan
Sirdaryo flowsThrough Tajikistan
Sirdaryo drainageBasin Tajikistan
Shirin usedIn Tajikistan
Ersari countryOfResidence Tajikistan
Shughni spokenIn Tajikistan
Shughni country Tajikistan
Transoxiana presentInCountry Tajikistan
Trans-Karakoram Tract borderWith Tajikistan
Assembly of Representatives jurisdiction Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan
Northern Afghanistan borders Tajikistan
Post-Soviet states member Tajikistan
Zeravshan River country Tajikistan
Zeravshan River flowsThrough Tajikistan
Zeravshan River sourceLocation Tajikistan
Zeravshan River basinCountry Tajikistan
Pamir Highway passesThrough Tajikistan
Pamir Highway mainlyLocatedIn Tajikistan
Communism Peak locatedIn Tajikistan
Communism Peak country Tajikistan
Communism Peak highestPointOf Tajikistan
Communism Peak mapRegion Tajikistan
Permanent Council country Tajikistan
subject surface form: Permanent Council (CSTO)
Pashtunistan borderedBy Tajikistan
Shaybanid dynasty countryToday Tajikistan
Oxus River formsBorderBetween Tajikistan
Oxus River countryTraversed Tajikistan
Oxus River basinCountry Tajikistan
ulak tartysh countryOfPractice Tajikistan
subject surface form: Ulak tartysh
kupkari isPlayedInCountry Tajikistan
Lenin Peak country Tajikistan