Tajikistan is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east.

Area

Total 143,100 km2 (102nd)
Water (%) 1.8

Population

2010 estimate 7,995,754 (96th)
Density 48.6/km2 (155th)
125.8/sq mi

Currency: Somoni (TJS)

Time zone

TJT (UTC+5)

Drives on the right


Internet TLD: .tj

Calling code: 992