Tajikistan
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| Republic of Tajikistan | |||||
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| National anthem: | Surudi milli | ||||
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| Official languages: | Tajik | ||||
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| Capital city: | Dushanbe | ||||
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| Established: | Independence from Soviet Union: September 9, 1991 |
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| Leaders: | President Emomali Rahmonov Prime Minister Okil Okilov |
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| Time zone: | +5 | ||||
| Telephone dialing code: | 992 | ||||
| Internet domain: | .tj | ||||
Tajikistan is a country in Asia.
[edit] Geography
Tajikistan is a very small country in central Asia. It is west of China. It is north of Afghanistan, east of Uzbekistan and south of Kyrgyzstan.
Tajikistan is a long way away from the sea. It is in the middle of the continent of Asia. The country is landlocked (has no coast).
Its total area is only about 143,100 km². It is slightly smaller than Wisconsin in the United States. Tajikistan’s borders are 3,651 km long.
The climate is midlatitude continental, with hot summers and mild winters.
The Pamir Mountains are in the south of the country. The climate there is semiarid to polar. The Pamir Mountains are often called `the roof of the world´. The mountains have an area of about 120,000 km². There are other countries within the mountain range. The mountains are between 3600 to 4400m high.
[edit] History
The land that is now Tajikistan has been lived in continuously since 4,000 BC. It has been under the rule of various empires throughout history, mostly the Persian Empire.
In the year 800, Islam came to Tajikistan.
In 1868, Tajikistan became a Russian Colony. It later became a part of the Soviet Union.
In 1991 Tajikistan became independent. Tajikistan's national holiday celebrates Independence Day on 9 September.
From 1992 to 1997, there was a civil war between the Islamic Fundamentalists, and the Government of Emomali Rachmonow. At the end of the war the government was ruled by the Fundamentalists.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, many American and French Soldiers came into the country.
[edit] Political information
Tajikistan is a President's Republic. The capital city is Dushanbe. The official language is Tajiki-Persian.
Tajikistan is also a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the CIS. Tajikistan is number eight in size of the CIS.
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