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Tajikistan

طاجيكستان

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Tajikistan
Name in Arabic
طاجيكستان
Capital
Dushanbe
Region
Asia
Subregion
Central Asia
Official languages
Russian, Tajik
Currency
Tajikistani Somoni · ЅМ · TJS
Area
143,100 km²
Coastline
None (landlocked)

Neighbours

About Tajikistan

Tajikistan is a country in Central Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Tajikistan. In Arabic, the name is written طاجيكستان, and the capital دوشنبه. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe. Dushanbe lies at about 39° north and 69° east. Tajikistan has 2 official languages: Russian and Tajik. Its currency is the Tajikistani Somoni, with the symbol ⁨ЅМ⁩ and the international code TJS.

Tajikistan covers about 143,100 square kilometres, which puts it 94th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It is landlocked, with no coastline, and has 4 neighbours: China, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The largest of these neighbours by area is China. Other countries in Central Asia include Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Tajikistan with the other countries of the same region.

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