Tajikistan
Tajikistan is a sovereign state in Central Asia. Its capital is Dushanbe. About 9.5 million people live there (2021). It covers 143,100 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- People (2021)
- 9.5 million
- Area
- 143,100 km²
- Currency
- Tajikistani somoni
Tajikistan at a glance
- In its own language
- Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Тоҷикистон
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Population
- 9,504,000 (2021)
- Area
- 143,100 km² (55,251 mi²)
- People are called
- Tajikistani
- Official languages
- Tajik
- Regional languages
- Russian
- Currency
- Tajikistani somoni
- GDP (nominal)
- US$10 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 71 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.685 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 34 (2015)
- Unemployment
- 11% (2014)
- Government
- presidential system
- Head of state
- Emomali Rahmon
- Head of government
- Kokhir Rasulzoda (since 2013)
- Country codes
- TJ, TJK
- Calling code
- +992
- Internet domain
- .tj
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+05:00, Asia/Dushanbe
- Coordinates
- 38.583333°, 71.366667°
Tajikistan and its neighbours
Tajikistan borders Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, People's Republic of China and Afghanistan. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Tajikistan
- Neighbours
Divisions of Tajikistan
- Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction
- Sughd Province
- Khatlon Province
- Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
- Dushanbe
Member of
- United Nations
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Central Asian Cooperation Organization
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Asian Development Bank
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Group on Earth Observations
- Universal Postal Union
and 9 more organisations.
How far are you from Tajikistan?
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Questions
What is the capital of Tajikistan?
The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe.
What is the population of Tajikistan?
Tajikistan has about 9,504,000 people, as recorded in 2021.
How big is Tajikistan?
Tajikistan covers 143,100 square kilometres (55,251 square miles).
What currency does Tajikistan use?
The Tajikistani somoni.
What language is spoken in Tajikistan?
The official language of Tajikistan is Tajik.
Which countries border Tajikistan?
Tajikistan shares a border with Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, People's Republic of China and Afghanistan.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.