Daily Almanac for
Oct 14, 2008
Search White Pages
Info search tips
Bio search tips

Sponsored LinksTravel reviews & great deals at TripAdvisor:

Encyclopedia

Tajikistan

Tajikistan (tujikistän') [key], officially Republic of Tajikistan, republic (2005 est. pop. 7,164,000), 55,251 sq mi (143,100 sq km), central Asia. It borders on China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, Kyrgyzstan in the north, and Uzbekistan in the west and northwest. Dushanbe is the capital and largest city.

Sections in this article:

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

More on Tajikistan from Infoplease:

  • Tajikistan - Information on Tajikistan — geography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities, as well as a map and the national flag.
  • Tajikistan - Information on Tajikistan — geography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities, as well as a map and the national flag.
  • Tajikistan - Map of Tajikistan & articles on flags, geography, history, statistics, disasters current events, and international relations.
  • Tajikistan - Tajikistan Profile: Geography, People, History, Government and Political Conditions, Economy, Foreign Relations, U.S.-Tajik Relations
  • tajikistan: meaning and definitions - tajikistan: Definition and Pronunciation

See more Encyclopedia articles on: CIS and Baltic Political Geography


Premium Partner Content
HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: Tajikistan

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.