Tajikistan

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Tajikistan Image File history File links Tajikistan_coa. ... The Republic of Tajikistan gained its independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union on September 9, 1991 and promptly fell into a civil war from 1992-97 between old-guard regionally based ruling elites and disenfranchised regions, democratic liberal reformists, and Islamists loosely organized in a United Tajik Opposition...

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At the time of independence, portions of the Tajik boundary with the People's Republic of China were not defined; this boundary dispute was settled in agreements signed in 2002 that would cede 1,000 km² of Pamir mountain range to China in return for China relinquishing claims to 28,000 km² of Tajik lands. Other boundary negotiations include talks begun with Uzbekistan to demine and delimit border; however, disputes in Isfara Valley delay completion of delimitation with Kyrgyzstan. The President of Tajikistan is the Head of State and highest position within the Government of Tajikistan. ... Emomali Sharifovich Rahmonov (Tajik: Эмомалӣ Шарифович Раҳмонов or امامعلی شريفويچ رحمانف, Russian: Рахмонов Эмомали Шарипович; name also appears as Imamali Rakhmonov in literature. ... The prime minister of Tajikistan is the head of government of Tajikistan. ... Okil Ghaybulloyevich Okilov (also Akil Akilov) (born 1944) is the current Prime Minister of Tajikistan. ... The parliament of Tajikistan, the Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli), has two chambers. ... The parliament of Tajikistan, the Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli), has two chambers. ... The parliament of Tajikistan, the Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli), has two chambers. ... Political parties in Tajikistan lists political parties in Tajikistan. ... Politics of Tajikistan Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Tajikistan ... The 2006 presidential election in Tajikistan was held on November 6. ... Tajikistan is divided into regions, or provinces (singular: viloyat, plural: viloyatho) (capitals in parentheses)- Khatlon Viloyati Khatlon (Qurghonteppa) Sughd Viloyati Sughd (Khujand) Karotegin (Kofarnihon) and one autonomous province (viloyati mukhtor)- Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR) Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon (Khorugh). ... Human Rights in Tajikistan The approach of the 2005 parliamentary elections brought increased closures of independent and opposition newspapers and attacks on journalists. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Motto: none Anthem: Surudi Milli Capital (largest city) Dushanbe Persian/Tajik Government Republic  - President Emomali Rahmonov  - Prime Minister Okil Okilov Independence    - Declared September 9, 1991   - Completed December 25, 1991   - Samanid Empire 875 AD  Area  - Total 143,100 km² (95th) 55,251 sq mi   - Water (%) 0. ... A photograph of Ismail Samani Peak (then known as Peak Communism) taken in 1989. ... Isfara is a city in the Soghd Region in northern Tajikistan. ...

Contributing to foreign tension, there is limited illicit cultivation of cannabis, mostly for domestic consumption, and opium poppy cultivation that is negligible as of 1998 because of a government eradication program. The country remains a major transshipment point for illicit drugs from Southwest Asia to Russia and Western Europe. Tajikistan seizes roughly 80 percent of all drugs captured in Central Asia and stands third world-wide in seizures of opiates (heroin and raw opium). Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Opium, or opïum is a narcotic analgesic drug which is obtained from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L. or the synonym paeoniflorum). ...  Southwest Asia in most contexts. ... A common understanding of Western Europe in modern times. ... Heroin, also known as diamorphine (BAN) or diacetylmorphine (INN), is a semi-synthetic opioid. ...

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