Located in Central Asia, Tajikistan is a former Soviet Republic gained it's independency from the USSR on September 9, 1991 and is bordering Kyrgyzstan in the west, China in the east, Uzbekistan on the West and Afghanistan on the south.

Territory

143,1 thousand square km

Populaiton

8.5 mln

Capital

Dushanbe

Currency

Somoni (TJS)

Language

Tajik (Persian) and Russian

Climate

Hot in summer and cold in winter. Receives a lot of snow and rains during the fall and winter.

Religion

98% Muslim, including 3% Ismaili shiah, 95% ahlussunah and jamaah following Hanafi school of fiqh