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 | Republic of Tajikistan |
| Location: | Central Asia, west of China |
| Area: | 143,100 sq km |
| Climate: | midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains |
| Terrain: | Pamir and Alay mountains dominate landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon and Vakhsh Valleys in southwest |
| Population: | 6,102,854 (July 1999 est.) |
| Religions: | Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 5% |
| Languages: | Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business |
| Capital: | Dushanbe |
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