TJ
Tajikistan
Republic of Tajikistan
Tajikistan sits in Central Asia and uses TJS - Tajikistani somoni (ЅМ). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Dushanbe
Population
10.8M
Area
143.1K km2
Population
10.8M
10,786,734 people
Area
143.1K km2
143,100 square kilometers
Density
75/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Dushanbe
38.55, 68.77
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Tajikistan, officially listed here as Republic of Tajikistan, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Tajikistan, TJ, TJK, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Tajikistan is grouped under Asia, more specifically Central Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 10,786,734 people and a land area of 143,100 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 75 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 39, 71, while the capital coordinate reference is 38.55, 68.77. Tajikistan shares listed land borders with AFG, CHN, KGZ, UZB, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Dushanbe (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Dushanbe, Khŭjand, Bokhtar, Kŭlob and Istaravshan. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Tajikistan, capital of Tajikistan, and major urban areas in Tajikistan. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Tajikistan uses calling code +992, postal format ######, and time zone data listed as UTC+05:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists TJS - Tajikistani somoni (ЅМ), while language records include Russian and Tajik. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as TJ. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 36.1 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This Tajikistan profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
TJ / TJK
Top-level domains
.tj
Continents
Asia
Border countries
AFG, CHN, KGZ, UZB
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
TJ
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Tajikistan is represented by the TJ country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Dushanbe
Dushanbe
948,251
primary
#2
Khŭjand
Sughd
770,000
admin
#3
Bokhtar
Khatlon
126,700
admin
#4
Kŭlob
Khatlon
106,300
minor
#5
Istaravshan
Sughd
64,300
minor
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+992
Postal format
######
Timezones
UTC+05:00
Languages
Russian, Tajik
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
36.1
2024