Tajikistan, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
Image of Dushanbe, capital city of Tajikistan
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Tajikistan is a country located in the Central Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of CSTO - Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Easy learning about Tajikistan | |
| Tajikistan is located in | Central Asia Asia Continent |
| Member of | CSTO - Collective Security Treaty Organization |
| Tajikistan has a population of | 10,389,799 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Tajikistan are called Tajikistanis, Tajiks |
| The country’s total area is | 143,100 Km2 ( 88,918 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 72 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 2 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Tajikistan HDI ranks in position nº 126 worldwide Medium Human Development HDI of 0.679 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| Tajikistan’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 58 countries Tajikistan passport ranks in position nº 81 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Tajikistan GDP per capita is | $1,432 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Tajikistan ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Tajikistan EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Very low proficiency in English has a score of 412 ranks 109th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 39° 00' N, 71° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Tajikistan Capital city | Dushanbe |
| Neighbouring countries | China, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan. |
| Tajikistan Climate | mid-latitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim (Sunni, Shia) other |
| Currency name & code | Somoni (TJS) |
| Internet ccTLD | .tj |
| Tajikistan calling code | +992 |
Tajikistan administrative divisions
2 provinces (viloyatho), 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor), 1 capital region** (viloyati poytakht), and 1 area referred to as Districts Under Republic Administration***- Dushanbe**
- Khatlon (Bokhtar)
- Kuhistoni Badakhshon [Gorno-Badakhshan]* (Khorugh)
- Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhuri***
- Sughd (Khujand)
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