Basic facts about Tajikistan
| Country name: | Tajikistan |
| Capital: | Dushanbe |
| Country code: | 407 |
| Continent: | Central Asia |
| Currency name: | Tajikistani somoni |
| Independence: | 1991-09-09 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from the Soviet Union |
| Total area (km2): | 143,100 |
| Land area (km2): | 141,510 |
| Water area (km2): | 2,590 |
| Population: | 7,910,041 |
| Population note: | 7,910,041 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Tajik (Persian) |
| All languages: | Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business |
| Time zone: | TJT (UTC+5) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +992 |
| Domain: | .tj |