Tajikistan Passport

[Country Name] The Republic of Tajikistan, РеспубликаТаджикистан）， Abbreviated as Tajikistan (Таджикистан).

[Area] 143100 square kilometers.

Population: 10.36 million (as of March 2024). There are a total of 86 ethnic groups, with Tajik accounting for about 80%, Uzbek accounting for 15.3%, and Russian accounting for 1%. In addition, there are ethnic groups such as Tatars, Kyrgyz, Ukrainian, Turkmen, Kazakh, Belarusian, Armenian, etc.

Most residents believe in Islam, with the majority being Sunni (the Pamir region belongs to Shia).

Tajik is the national language and Russian is the lingua franca.

[Currency] Somoni (1 US dollar is equivalent to 10.91 Somoni).

[Major Festival] New Year: January 1st; Naurus Festival (Spring Festival in Persian and Turkic speaking countries): March 21st; Victory over German Fascism Day: May 9th; National Unity and Reconciliation Day: June 27th; Independence Day: September 9th; Constitution Day: November 6th.

【 Capital 】 Dushanbe (Дуチанбе), with a population of 730000 (2022), can reach a maximum temperature of 40 ℃ in summer and a minimum temperature of around minus 10 ℃ in winter.

【 Overview 】 Located in southeastern Central Asia, it borders Kyrgyzstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Afghanistan to the south, and China to the east. It is 700 kilometers long from east to west and 350 kilometers wide from north to south. There are many mountains within the territory, accounting for about 93% of the total land area, and it is known as the "high mountain country".

[Administrative divisions] The country is divided into three provinces and one district, with cities under their jurisdiction: Sogdian Province (formerly Leninabad Province), Khatlon Province, Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Central Direct District, and Dushanbe City.

[Head of State] Emomali Rahmon. He took office as president in November 1994 and was re elected four times in 1999, 2006, 2013, and 2020. His current term is until 2027.

The parliament, also known as Majlisi Oli, means the highest assembly and is a bicameral parliament that is the highest representative and legislative body of the country. The upper house is called Majlisi Milli, meaning the House of Nations, while the lower house is called Majlisi Namoyandagon, meaning the Congress of Representatives. There are 33 seats in the upper house and 63 seats in the lower house. The term of office for both the House of Lords and the House of Commons is 5 years. Speaker of the House of Lords: E. Rustam, elected on April 17, 2020. Speaker of the House of Commons: M. Zokirzoda, elected on March 17, 2020.

The highest administrative organ of the country, exercising the administrative power of the Republic of Tajikistan. K Rasulzoda serves as the Prime Minister.

In 2023, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Tajikistan will exceed 130 billion somoni (approximately 11.864 billion US dollars), a year-on-year increase of 8.3%. In 2023, the foreign trade volume of Tajikistan reached 8.3 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%. The main trading partners are Russia, China, Switzerland, and Kazakhstan.

There are 3991 primary and secondary schools in China, with a total of 2.3 million students enrolled. There are currently 39 types of higher education institutions (including branch campuses) in Tajikistan, mainly including Tajikistan State University, Tajikistan Technical University, Tajikistan Normal University, Slavic University, Khuzhand University, Tajikistan Commercial University, Tajikistan Agricultural University, Tajikistan Medical University, and Kurgan Chobe State University. There are currently 56 research institutions in various disciplines and 74 secondary vocational and technical schools (including branch campuses) in the tower.