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Administrative divisions 2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat) and 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor); Viloyati Khatlon (Qurghonteppa), Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon* [Gorno-Badakhshan] (Khorugh), Viloyati Sughd (Khujand) note: the administrative center name follows in parentheses
Administrative divisions > A note the administrative center name follows in parentheses
Administrative divisions > Note the administrative center name follows in parentheses
Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador	Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Capital city	Dushanbe
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	38 35 N, 68 48 E
Capital city > Name	Dushanbe
Capital city > Time difference UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Constitution	6 November 1994
Corruption	2.1		[151st of 160]
countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection	Berne
CPIA equity of public resource use rating	3		[64th of 75]
CPIA quality of public administration rating	2.5		[65th of 75]
date of transition to republican system of government > Republic since	April 26, 1920
Diplomatic representation from the US > Chief of mission Ambassador Tracey Ann JACOBSON
Diplomatic representation from the US > Embassy 109-A Ismoili Somoni Avenue, Dushanbe 734019
Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX	[992] (37) 229-20-50
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address 7090 Dushanbe Place, Dulles, VA 20189
Diplomatic representation from the US > Telephone	[992] (37) 229-20-00
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chancery 1005 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chief of mission Ambassador Abdujabbor SHIRINOV
Diplomatic representation in the US > FAX	[1] (202) 223-6091
Diplomatic representation in the US > Telephone	[1] (202) 223-6090
Elections > Head of state	Direct election
Executive branch > Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly
Executive branch > Chief of state President Emomali RAHMON (since 6 November 1994; head of state and Supreme Assembly chairman since 19 November 1992)
Executive branch > Election results Emomali RAHMON reelected president; percent of vote - Emomali RAHMON 79.3%, Olimzon BOBOYEV 6.2%, other 14.5%
Executive branch > Elections president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 6 November 2006 (next to be held in November 2013); prime minister appointed by the president
Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV (since 20 January 1999)
Flag description three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in the center of the white stripe
Flag modification	24		[55th of 197]
Foreign relations > Nepal > Date of Establishment	September 13, 2005
General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth	18.78 %		[11th of 147]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$	96,508,130 constant 2000 US$		[135th of 145]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	15.498 constant 2000 US$ per c		[141st of 146]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant LCU	82305580
General government final consumption expenditure > current LCU	659441700
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$	211,562,900 $		[132nd of 169]
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.092 $ per $1 of GDP		[128th of 184]
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per capita)	32.513 $ per capita		[128th of 184]
Government type	republic
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom	Graeme Loten
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom > Resident Heads of Missions > Type	Embassy
Independence 9 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Independence Day > Date	September 9
International organization participation ADB, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
Judicial branch Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president)
Legal system based on civil law system; no judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of the National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milliy (34 seats; 25 members selected by local deputies, 8 appointed by the president; 1 seat reserved for the former president; to serve five-year terms) and the Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Legislative branch > Election results National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDPT 29, CPT 2, independents 3; Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 74.9%, CPT 13.6%, Islamic Revival Party 8.9%, other 2.5%; seats by party - PDPT 51, CPT 5, Islamic Revival Party 2, independents 5
Legislative branch > Elections National Assembly - last held 25 March 2005 (next to be held in February 2010); Assembly of Representatives 27 February and 13 March 2005 (next to be held in February 2010)
Management time dealing with officials > % of management time	3.29 %		[23rd of 38]
National holiday Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September
Parliamentary seats > Female	3%		[125th of 143]
Policy uncertainty > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	5.5 %		[36th of 38]
political parties > Dominant party	•
Political parties and leaders Agrarian Party of Tajikistan or APT [Amir KARAKULOV]; Democratic Party or DPT [Mahmadruzi ISKANDAROV (imprisoned October 2005); Rahmatullo VALIYEV, deputy]; Islamic Revival Party [Muhiddin KABIRI]; Party of Economic Reform or PER [Olimzon BOBOYEV]; People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan or PDPT [Emomali RAHMON]; Social Democratic Party or SDPT [Rahmatullo ZOYIROV]; Socialist Party or SPT [Mirhuseyn NARZIYEV]; Tajik Communist Party or CPT [Shodi SHABDOLOV]
Political pressure groups and leaders Agrarian Party [Hikmatullo NASREDDINOV] (unregistered political party); Democratic Party or DPT [Masud SOBIROV] (splintered from Iskanderov's DPT); Progressive Party [Sulton QUVVATOV]; Socialist Party or SPT [Abdualim GHAFFOROV] (splintered from Narziyev's SPT); Unity Party [Hikmatullo SAIDOV]
Political pressure groups and leaders > Other splinter parties recognized by the government but not by the base of the party; unregistered political parties
Post-Soviet states > Political problems > Government and Tax > Average	50.73		[10th of 15]
Prime minister	Okil Okilov
Procedures to build a warehouse > number	18		[67th of 168]
Procedures to build a warehouse > number (per capita)	2.766 per 1 million people		[78th of 170]
Procedures to enforce a contract > number	46		[32nd of 170]
Procedures to enforce a contract > number (per capita)	7.069 per 1 million people		[65th of 171]
Procedures to register property > number	6		[84th of 167]
Procedures to register property > number (per capita)	922.087 per 1 billion people		[69th of 167]
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %	17.5 %		[68th of 174]
Start-up procedures to register a business > number	14		[15th of 171]
Start-up procedures to register a business > number (per capita)	2.152 per 1 million people		[61st of 171]
Status	pseudo-democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Time required to build a warehouse > days	187 days		[81st of 168]
Time required to enforce a contract > days	257 days		[149th of 171]
Time required to register property > days	37 days		[105th of 167]
Time required to start a business > days	67 days		[30th of 171]
Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours	224 hours		[95th of 169]
Time to resolve insolvency > years	3 years		[81st of 151]
Trademarks, nonresidents	253		[49th of 99]
Trademarks, nonresidents (per capita)	0.039 per 1 million people		[47th of 146]
Trademarks, residents	65		[51st of 98]
Trademarks, residents (per capita)	0.01 per 1 million people		[51st of 142]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International in 2006, China and Tajikistan pledged to commence demarcation of the revised boundary agreed to in the delimitation of 2002; talks continue with Uzbekistan to delimit border and remove minefields; disputes in Isfara Valley delay delimitation with Kyrgyzstan
UN membership date	2 Mar. 1992
United Nations mission http://www.rferl.org/nca/features/1999/01/F.RU.990128135830.html http://www.1upinfo.com/country-guide-study/tajikistan/tajikistan58.html
Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood Georgetown

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