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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Lenin Peak locatedOnBorderOf Tajikistan
Lenin Peak isOneOfHighestIn Tajikistan
Arash usedIn Tajikistan
Surkhandarya River country Tajikistan
Surkhandarya River locatedIn Tajikistan
Surkhandarya River basinCountry Tajikistan
Uyghur Cyrillic alphabet usedIn Tajikistan
Kuramin Range country Tajikistan
Kuramin Range locatedIn Tajikistan
Turkestan partiallyIn Tajikistan
Samarkand Region borderedBy Tajikistan
Roshanak usedInCountry Tajikistan
Ishkashimi spokenIn Tajikistan
snow leopard foundInCountry Tajikistan
Alexandria on the Jaxartes modernCountry Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan
Tashkent Region (surrounding area) borders Tajikistan
subject surface form: Tashkent Region
Karakul cap wornIn Tajikistan
Karakul cap traditionalTo Tajikistan
Fedchenko Glacier locatedIn Tajikistan
Fedchenko Glacier country Tajikistan
taikazan associatedCountry Tajikistan
subject surface form: Taikazan
Afghanistan–China border near Tajikistan
Tashkurgan nearBorderWith Tajikistan
Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan jurisdiction Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan
Government of Tajikistan country Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan
Government of Tajikistan branchOf Tajikistan
this entity surface form: State of Tajikistan
Government of Tajikistan executiveBranchOf Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan
Constitution of Tajikistan jurisdiction Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan
Constitution of Tajikistan establishes Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan as a sovereign state
Majlisi Oli country Tajikistan
Majlisi Oli legislativeBodyOf Tajikistan
Majlisi Oli jurisdiction Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Republic of Tajikistan