Tajikistan — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Tajikistan covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Tajikistan
The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe. It has a population of approximately 10.5M. The country covers an area of 143,100 km². It is located in Central Asia.
Geography
Tajikistan is a country in Central Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 143,100 km². It shares land borders with Afghanistan, People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, totalling 4 neighbours. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Tajikistan has a population of approximately 10,499,000 people. Population density is around 73.4 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Russian and Tajik, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Tadzhik.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Tajikistan reports a nominal GDP of about $14.2 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 79.8% of GDP in 2001. The official currency is the Tajikistani somoni (TJS, symbol ЅМ). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 9.23 TJS.
Culture & Time
Tajikistan operates on a single time zone (UTC+05:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.tj.
Government & Status
The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +992. Its FIFA country code is TJK, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is TJ.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.