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Tajikistan

Also Known As Republic of Tajikistan
Central Asia

Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Tajikistan declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 9 September 1991. Its capital is Dushanbe. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Dushanbe 2
Population
10,978,599 2
2026 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
143,100 2
Independence or Founding Year
1991 2
Tajikistan declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 9 September 1991, a day celebrated as the country's Independence Day.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Tajikistan

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Dushanbe, Cities

Dushanbe is Tajikistan's capital.

Source Dushanbe (Wikipedia)
Source Tibetan Plateau (Wikipedia)

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Dushanbe, Cities

Dushanbe is Tajikistan's capital.

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The Fedchenko Glacier (Russian: Ледник Федченко) or the Vanch-Yakh Glacier (Tajik: Пиряхи Ванҷях) is a large glacier in the Yazgulem Range, Pamir Mountains, of north-central Gorno-Badakhshan province, Tajikistan.

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the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, signed a decree introducing staff changes, nominating the 50-year-old Rustam Mirzozoda as Chairman of the Supreme Court.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
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The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Tajikistan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Tajikistan
  • Infobox, capital
    Dushanbe
  • Infobox: area_km2
    143,100
  • Demographics section, 2026
    10,978,599 (2026 estimate)
  • Article text
    On 9 September 1991, Tajikistan declared itself an independent sovereign state as the Soviet Union was disintegrating. A civil war was fought after independence, lasting from May 1992 to June 1997.
  • Lead section
    Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the largest city and the capital city of the country and it is most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million.
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Wikidata: Tajikistan
Wikidata Q863, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Dushanbe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Dushanbe, Lead section
    Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan.
  • Has Capital: Dushanbe, Lead section
    Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan.
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Tibetan Plateau (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Tibetan Plateau, Lead, geopolitical extent sentence
Quote, Associated With: The Tibetan Plateau, Lead, geopolitical extent sentence
Geopolitically, it covers most of the Tibet Autonomous Region, most of Qinghai, the western half of Sichuan, southern Gansu Province, southern Xinjiang Province in Western China, Bhutan, the Indian regions of Ladakh and Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) as well as Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, northwestern Nepal, eastern Tajikistan and southern Kyrgyzstan.
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