NationMaster - Tajikistani Geography statistics

Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Wisconsin
Area > Total	100 sq km	[100th of 248]
Area > Water	113 sq km	[113rd of 237]
Capital city with population	Dushanbe - 524,000
Climate midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
Coastline	248 km	[248th of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m
Forested Land	176%	[176th of 193]
Geography > Note landlocked; mountainous region dominated by the Trans-Alay Range in the north and the Pamirs in the southeast; highest point, Qullai Ismoili Somoni (formerly Communism Peak), was the tallest mountain in the former USSR
Irrigated land	48 sq km	[48th of 185]
Land boundaries > Total	50 km	[50th of 161]
Largest city	Dushanbe
Largest city population	105	[105th of 174]
Largest city with population	Dushanbe - 524,000
Location Central Asia, west of China
Map references Asia
Natural resources hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold
Population density	149 people per sqkm	[149th of 256]
Precipitation	63 mm	[63rd of 95]
Terrain Pamir and Alay Mountains dominate landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest

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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America. ; Total area in square kilometers ; Total water area in square kilometers ; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year. ; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. ; Highest point above sea level ; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere. ; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. ; The total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries ; The city with the highest population; The population of the country's largest city; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water. ; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries. ; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance. ; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; Average Annual Precipitation in Largest City (mm, 1931-1960); A brief description of the topography

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tajikistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Jumhurii Tojikiston, Tojikiston

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