Tajikistan: Statistical Overview

Capital: Dushanbe

Population

Total Population: 10,590,927

Natural Increase: 1.9%

Density: 73 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 28.5%

Ethnic Origins: About 80% Tajik, 15% Uzbek, 1% Russian, 1% Kyrgyz and 2.6% other ethnicities. (Agency of Statistics under the Presidency of the Republic of Tajikistan)

Official Language: Tajiki

Other Languages Spoken: Uzbek, Russian, Tatar, Kyrgyz

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Muslim 98%, other 2%

Literacy Rate: 99.5%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Dushanbe

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Tajikistan Somoni (TJS)

Country Overview

Area: 141,379 km²

Type of State: Presidential republic

Type of Economy: Variable-income, mixed economy based on resources and services..
Tajikistan's economy is growing, driven mainly by remittances from its emigrants, although the country faces heavy dependence on foreign aid and commodity prices.

HDI*: 0.691/1

HDI (World Rank): 129/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Tajikistan, dial 00
To call Tajikistan, dial +992

Internet Suffix: .tj

Households with a computer: 21.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 5.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 56.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Imports of Goods (million USD)	3,151	4,210	5,168	5,880	6,684
Exports of Goods (million USD)	1,407	2,150	2,142	2,449	1,977
Imports of Services (million USD)	404	524	678	742	964
Exports of Services (million USD)	136	143	134	239	192

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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