| Land area (sq. km) |
139,960.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
6.65 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
6,430,265.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
1.10 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
45.94 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
99.45 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
63.86 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
74.58 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
64.0 (2004 est.) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
24.94 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census) |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.) |
CIA |
| Language |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Dushanbe |
CIA |
| Character of government |
Republic ; Administrative Division: 2 provinces and 1 autonomous province; Independence day: 9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
President Emomali RAHMONOV (since 6 November 1994; head of state and Supreme Assembly chairman since 19 November 1992) and Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV (since 20 January 1999) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
President is the chief of state and Prime Minister is the head of government; cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly ; elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term), |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of the Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and the National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milily (34 seats, members are directly elected, 25 by local deputy, 8 by president, 1 reserve for former president, all serves for five years) |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president) |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
13.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
37.46 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
0.27 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
10.60 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
223.33 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
8.00 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
2.18 |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
15.81 |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
0.92 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
2.78 |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
12.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
895,800,000.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Somoni |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
2.97 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
0.78 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
7.49 (2003) |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
N/A |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
38.55 (2003) |
WDI |
