TajikistanCountry basics
Tajikistan is a landlocked Central Asian republic, more than nine-tenths of it mountainous.
Tajikistan is a republic with Dushanbe as its capital and Tajik as its official language, and the Pamir range covers its east. The somoni is the currency, and aluminium, cotton, gold and remittances from workers abroad lead its foreign earnings.
Official name
Republic of TajikistanRegion
Asia · Central AsiaGovernment
Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorshipTime zonesCheck the offset for your own city
UTC+05:00Driving side
RightPhone code
+992Currency
Tajikistani somoni (TJS, ЅМ)Member of
UNWebsite
https://www.president.tjFaith and language
Religions
Muslim 98% (Sunni 95%, Shia 3%) other 2%Languages
Russian; TajikPeople and cities
Population
10.7 million (current)Median ageHalf the population is younger than this
22.8 years (2025)Living in cities
28.2% (2023)Largest cities
Dushanbe (capital) 987,000Money and cost of living
Exchange rateYearly average; check today’s rate before you budget
10.80 Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar (2024)Income per personGDP per person, adjusted for local prices (2021 dollars)
$4,800 (2024)InflationHow much prices rose over the year
7.7% (2019)Unemployment
11.7% (2024)Health and daily life
Life expectancy
71.9 years (2024)Doctors
1.87 per 1,000 people (2023)Hospital beds
4.3 per 1,000 people (2021)Safe drinking water
81.9% of people (2022)Electricity
100% of people (2022)Internet users
57% of people (2023)Land and climate
Climate
Mid-latitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir MountainsSizeSlightly smaller than Wisconsin
143,100 sq kmNatural hazards
Earthquakes; floodsNational holiday
Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)