Tajikistan is located in the foothills of the Pamir, borders on Uzbekistan and Kyrgizstan in the West and in the North, China – in the East, Afghanistan – in the South. Dushanbe is the capital.
Area: 143.1 km2
Population: about 7 million people
State language: Tajik, Russian - the language of international communication
Capital: Dushanbe
State holidays: Independence Day (9th of September, 1991)
Currency unit: somon
