| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +5 (Tajikistan standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Tajik | Other languages: Russian |
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| Currency: |
Tajikistani somoni (TJS) €1 = лB8.90, $1 = лB7.98, £1 = лB10.61 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .tj | International Dialling Code: 992 |
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For help planning your trip to Tajikistan including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Tajikistan trip planning page.
Further information on Tajikistan
Discover more about Tajikistan - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 143,100 sq km (400 sq km under water)
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Neighbours (border lengths): Afghanistan (1,206km), China (414km), Kyrgyzstan (870km), Uzbekistan (1,161km)
Climate: Midlatitude continental climate with hot summers and mild winters. The Pamir Mountains are semiarid to polar.
Highest mountain: Qullai Ismoili Somoni (7,495m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Tajikistan from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Not Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Authoritarian regime | 156/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Unfree | 140/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Difficult situation | 114/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | High corruption | 152/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 155/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Tajikistan Status: Independent Country
Population: 8,051,512 (rank: 96/196) Density: 56.2 people/sq km (rank: 121/196)
Ethnic groups: Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census)
Religions: Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
GDP (PPP): $19.2 billion GDP per capita: $2,300 (rank: 157/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.