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 | TAJIKISTAN[Tadzjikiston] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Tojikistan |
| country code ISO: TJ //; - FIPS: TI |
| location: Central Asia |
| time zone: +5 UT |
| surface (land) area: 143100 sq.km = 55300 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 41° N / South: 37° N / East: 75° E / West: 67° E |
| borders (land): Kyrgyzstan, China, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan |
| borders (coastline): none |
| climate: continental, mountainous |
| Government |
| independent since: 1991-09-09 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Du`'sanbe |
| administrative division: viloyat (4) + viloyati avtonomii = autonomous republic (1) + city region (1) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1989): 5108,576; or: 5092,603 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 6440,700; or: 6170,000/ -; 2001: 6578,651; or: 6237,000 |
| population density: 45 per sq.km = 117 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2% //; - doubling time: 33 years |
| birth rate: 28 - 33 per 1000 |
| death rate: 7 - 8 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 5 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 40 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 64 - 69 years (male: 61 - 66; female: 67 - 72) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 45% //; - 15-59 years: 49% //; - 60+ years: 6% |
| urbanisation: 28 - 33% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 35% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Tajik 63,8%; Uzbek 24%; Russian 6,5%; Tatar1,4%; Kyrgyz 1,3%; Ukrainian 0,7%; German 0,3%; other 2% |
| languages: Tajik (official); Russian |
| religious affiliation: predominantly Sunnî Muslim 80%; Shî'î Muslim 5%; also some Christian 1%; non-religious 14% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2176 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 69% |
| people per physician: 265 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 85% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 55% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 8% |
| adult literacy: 98% (male: 99%; female: 97%) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Somoni = 100 diram |
| annual inflation rate: 235% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 350 per capita |
| GNI USD 180 per capita //; - [ppp: 1090] |
| GDP growth: -12% |
| income: USD 1050 per capita |
| import: USD 799 per capita //; - export: USD 749 per capita |
| trade: USD 400 per capita //; - or 147% of GDP |
| trade partners: CIS-countries |
| human development index: 0,66 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 103 |
| female labour force: 45% |
| unemployment: 3% |
| tourism: 0,5 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 6% //; - grass land: 25% //; - wooded area: 4% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 43% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 37% |
| agricultural products: vegetables, seed cotton, fruit, wheat, potatoes, grapes, barley, maize, rice |
| livestock (million): cattle: 1 / goats: 0,6 / pigs: 0,002 / poultry: 1 / sheep: 2 |
| fish catch: 200 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 14% //; - part of industry in GDP: 42% |
| industrial products: metals, textiles, food processing, machinery, chemicals, construction materials, aluminium, cement |
| mining products: uranium, gold, iron, lead, mercury, tin, gypsum, bauxite, antimony, natural oil, coal, zinc |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,8 |
| services: labour force: 44% //; - part of services in GDP: 21% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 543 |
| electricity use (per capita): 2163 |
| annual water use (per capita): 2455 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 13700, or 28500 km //; - of which paved: 83% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 29 per 1000 |
| railways: 480, or 547 km //; - railways passenger/km: 9808 |
| navigable inland waterways: 200 km |
| ownership telephone: 35 - 45 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 150 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 258 - 285 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 13 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 7930 |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Independence Peak (Garmo) 7495 [7134] m, Peak Abu Aali Ibn Sina 6974 [6940], [nameless peak] 6852, Qatorkuhi Akademiyay Fanho 6785 |
| lowest point: ca 180 m, at the Southwestern tip of the country where the Amu Darya leaves the country |
| lakes (natural): Qarokûl |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Qayroqqum (Kayrakkum) |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Amu Darya, Zaraf`'son (Zeravshan), Vach`'s (Vakhsh), Pjand`'z (Panj, Pyandzh), Bartang |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: unknown |
| islands: none |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: unknown |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| Names of mountains "Independence Peak" and "Abu Ali Ibn Sina" were before 2006: "Pik Kommunizma" and "Peak Revoljuitsii" |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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