Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Tajikistan
Republic of Tajikistan | |
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| Motto: Истиқлол, Озодӣ, Ватан (Tajik) Istiqlol, Ozodī, Vatan "Independence, Freedom, Homeland" | |
| Anthem: Суруди Миллӣ (Tajik) Surudi Millī "National Anthem" | |
.svg) Location of Tajikistan (green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Dushanbe 38°33′N 68°48′E / 38.550°N 68.800°E |
| Official languages | Tajik (state) • Russian (official)[1] |
| Spoken languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2010[2]) |
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| Religion | |
| Demonym(s) | Tajikistani[4]
Tajik[5] |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic under a dictatorship[6] |
| Emomali Rahmon | |
| Kokhir Rasulzoda | |
| Legislature | Supreme Assembly |
| National Assembly | |
| Assembly of Representatives | |
| Formation | |
| 819 | |
| 27 October 1924 | |
| 5 December 1929 | |
• Independence from the USSR | 9 September 1991 |
| 21 December 1991 | |
• Recognized | 26 December 1991 |
| 2 March 1992 | |
| 6 November 1994 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi)[7][8][9] (94th) |
• Water (%) | 1.8 |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 9,537,645[10] (96th[11]) |
• Density | 48.6/km2 (125.9/sq mi) (155th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $30.547 billion[12] (132nd) |
• Per capita | $3,354[12] (155th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $7.350 billion[12] (147th) |
• Per capita | $807[12] (164th) |
| Gini (2015) | 34[13] medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.668[14]medium · 125th |
| Currency | Somoni (TJS) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +992 |
| ISO 3166 code | TJ |
| Internet TLD | .tj |
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It has an area of 143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi) and an estimated population of 9,537,645 people. Its capital and largest city is Dushanbe. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north and China to the east. It is separated narrowly from Pakistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. The traditional homelands of the Tajik people include present-day Tajikistan as well as parts of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.