Capital:
Dushanbe
Area:
143,100 sq km/55,251 sq ml
Language:
Tajik (similar to Farsi - Persian)
Currency:
Tajil and Russian Rouble
Population:
6,863,752
Life expectancy:
67 (men), 72 (women)
Literacy rate:
97%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim
Physical features:
Mountainous with over 50% of the country lying above 3,000 m / 10,000 ft; huge mountain glaciers and source of many rapid flowing rivers
Ethnic distribution:
62% Tajik, 24% Uzbek, 8% Russian, 1% Tatar, 1% Kyrgyz, 1% Ukrainian
Exports:
Fruit, cereals, cotton, cattle, sheep, silks, carpets, coal, lead, zinc, chemicals, oil, gas
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