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| TAJIKISTANI GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Wisconsin |
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Area > Land
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142,700 sq km |
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[93rd of 238]
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Area > Total
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143,100 sq km |
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[100th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Dushanbe - 524,000 |
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Climate
midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains |
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Forested Land
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2.8% |
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[176th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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39 00 N, 71 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Afghanistan 1,206 km, China 414 km, Kyrgyzstan 870 km, Uzbekistan 1,161 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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6.52% |
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[139th of 258]
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Largest city
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Dushanbe |
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Largest city population
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664,000 |
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[105th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Dushanbe - 524,000 |
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Location
Central Asia, west of China |
Map references
Asia |
Natural resources
hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold |
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Population density
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42.77 people per sqkm |
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[149th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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46.49 people/m²
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[133rd of 204]
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Precipitation
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569 mm |
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[63rd of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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142,550 km²
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[94th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Qullai Ismoili Somoni |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Tajikistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Jumhurii Tojikiston, Tojikiston
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