Tajikistan
Dushanbe · Central Asia
Tajikistan is a country in Asia. Its capital city is Dushanbe, the official currency is the Somoni, and the main language is Tajik.
With a population of roughly 10.1 million people spread over 143,100 km², Tajikistan is the 93rd most populous country in the world and the 94th largest by area. That works out at about 71 people per square kilometre.
Tajikistan shares land borders with Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China — 4 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Dushanbe, Khujand and Bokhtar. The highest point in the country is Ismoil Somoni Peak, at 7,495 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Nepal, while its population is closest to that of Portugal.
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Region
- Central Asia
- Population
- 10,100,000
- Area
- 143,100 km²
- Currency
- Somoni
- Main language
- Tajik
- Highest point
- Ismoil Somoni Peak
7,495 m - Land borders
- 4
Tajikistan: things worth knowing
- Over 90% of Tajikistan is mountainous, and roughly half of it lies above 3,000 metres.
- The Fedchenko Glacier is among the longest glaciers outside the polar regions.
- Tajik is a variety of Persian, setting it apart from the Turkic languages of its Central Asian neighbours.
Tajikistan in context
Asia has 48 sovereign countries in total. Tajikistan ranks 28th among them by population.
See the full list of Asia countries, or browse all 195 countries.