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The state flag of the Republic of Tajikistan represents a right-angled panel consisting from three colored stripes located horizontal: the top stripe - red color and equal to it on width the bottom stripe of green color, the average white stripe, making one and a half width of dense stripes. On a white stripe, at the distance of half of length of a panel from a flagstaff, there is a stylized gold crown and a semicircle from seven stars above it. The attitude of the general width of a flag to length is 1:2. The crown and a star are entered in a rectangle, the sides of which on a vertical make 0,8 and across 1,0 width of a white stripe. Five-pointed stars are entered in a circle with diameter 0,15 and settle down on an arch radius of 0,5 width of a white stripe. There are three colors on a flag of the Republic of Tajikistan: green, red and white. A green stripe are valleys, they are not enough in republic - 7 % of territory. Because the rest of the territory are occupied by mountains. The white stripe is a color of the main richness of republic - cotton and also the color of snow and ice in high mountains. The red color is a color of unification of republic and brotherhood with other nations of the world.
The National Emblem of the Republic of Tajikistan's represents the image of stylized crown and semicircle from seven stars on it in the beams of sun arising behind of the mountains, covered with snow and framed by wreath which is made on the right from ears of wheat and on the left from branches of cotton. From above a wreath is interlaced by a three-striped tape and in the bottom sector there is placed a book on the support.

General Overview

  • Official name Republic of Tajikistan
  • Capital Dushanbe
  • President Emomali Rahmon
  • Population (January 1, 2008) 7,216 mln. people
  • Area 143,1 thousand sq.km.
  • Independence 1991
  • Religion Islam. Other confessions
  • State language Tajik
  • Telephone code +992
  • Time GMT + 5
  • GDP/capita (2007) $515,5
  • National currency Somoni
  • Exchange rate (January, 2009) $1=3.5 somoni

Holidays

    • January 1- New Year
    • March 8 – International Women’s Day
    • March 21-23 –Navruz
    • May 1- International Labor Day
    • May 9 – Victory Day
    • June 27 – Day of National Unity
    • September 9 – Independence Day
    • November 6 – Constitution Day
    • Qurban Holiday and Ramazan Holiday do not have fixed dates and are celebrated annually according to the Arabic lunar calendar

       

Key Economic Indicators*

Main indicators

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
GDP in current prices (US$ mln.)
1115
1629
2000
2258
2810
3029
5134
GDP growth rate (%)
109,1
110,2
111,3
106,7
107
107,8
107,9
GDP/capita (US$)
190
236,7
309,7
337,5
404,8
515,5
697
Foreign trade turnover (US$ mln.)
1455,9
1679,2
2290,1
2238,5
3124,4
4015,3
4301,4**
Inflation rate (%)
14,5
13,7
5,7
7,1
12,5
19,7
11,9
Unemployment rate (%)
2,6
2,4
2,5
2,2
2,2
2,3
2,4

* According to materials of the State Statistics committee of RT for 2007 – 2008 years

** For 11 months of 2008

Capital

    • Dushanbe is one of the most developed economic and cultural centers of Central Asia with population of 679,4 thousand of people (for January 1, 2008). The city is located in the Gissar valley 750 - 930 meters above the sea level and occupies 124,6 sq.km.
    • The Varzob river cuts Dushanbe in half from North to South that after merging with the Luchob river forms the Dushanbinka river.
    • The average air temperature in January is +1 degree Celsius and in July is +28 degrees Celsius.

Population and Language

  • On January 1, 2008 года population of Tajikistan was 7, 2157 mln. people. 26,3% of the population was urban and 73,7% was rural.  The average population density was 48,4 people per 1 square km.
  • 679,4 thousand people were living in the capital city, Dushanbe, 2579,3 thousand people were living in Khatlon oblast, 2132,1 thousand people were living in Soghd oblast, 1606,9 thousand people were living in the regions of the Republican Subordination, and 218 thousand people were living in Gorno - Badakhshanskaya Autonomous Oblast.
  • Representatives of 120 nations are living in Tajikistan. The national population structure is composed of 80% Tajiks, 15,3%, Uzbeks, 1,1%, Russians, and 3,6% other nationalities.
  • The country uses the following languages: Tajik (state), Russian and Uzbek. 
  • During the last years due to the expansion of international organizations English has been gaining popularity.

Administrative Structure and Political Structure

    • The Republic’s administrative structure consists of the capital city Dushanbe, Gorno-Badakhshanskaya Autonomous oblast (GBAO), Soghd and Khatlon oblasts, and Regions of Republican Subordination (RRS).
    • In general, Tajikistan has 62 regions, 23 towns, 54 villages and 367 rural djamoats.
  • Tajikistan is a Parliamentary Republic. According to the Republic of Tajikistan’s Constitution, the supreme legislative and representative body of country is Parliament (Madjlisi Oli) that consists of an upper chamber (Madjlisi Milli) and lower chamber (Madjlisi Namoyandagon).
  • The Parliament is elected for 5 years. Republic’s supreme executive body is the Government of Tajikistan, and it is led by the Chairman of the Government who is the President of the country. The President of the Republic of Tajikistan is elected for seven years by popular vote.
  • The Government of the Republic consists of the prime-minister, his deputies, ministers, chairmen of the state committees.

 

 

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