Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Asia
Region
Central Asia
Area
143,100 km²
Country Bounds
N: 41.0423, S: 36.6741, W: 67.3871, E: 75.1372
Landlocked
Yes
Coordinates of Capital
Dushanbe (38.573055, 68.78639)
Terrain
mountainous region dominated by the Alay Mountains in the north and the Pamirs in the southeastwestern Fergana Valley in north, Kofirnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest
Climate
mid-latitude continental, hot summers, mild winterssemiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
Border Countries
Afghanistan 1,357 kmChina 477 kmKyrgyzstan 984 kmUzbekistan 1,312 km
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Capital
Dushanbe
Government Type
Republic
Established
1991
Driving Side
Right
Time zone
UTC +5 hours
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
9,100,837
Population Density
65.57 people/km²
Nationality
Noun: Tajikistani(s) Adjective: Tajikistani
Distribution
the population is concentrated at lower elevations, with perhaps as many as 90% living in valleys; overall density increases from east to west