Quick Facts
Population:
-6,813,000
Types of Government:
-Semi-presidential system, Unitary state, Presidential system
Capital:
-Dushanbe
Religions:
-Sunni Muslim
-Shiite Muslim
National Holidays:
-New Year's Day
-International Women's Day
-Navruz (Persian New Year)
-International Labour Day
-Victory Day
-Independence Day
-Constitution Day
-National Reconciliation Day
-Eid-i-Kurbon
-Start of Ramazan
-Eid-i-Ramazan
-6,813,000
Types of Government:
-Semi-presidential system, Unitary state, Presidential system
Capital:
-Dushanbe
Religions:
-Sunni Muslim
-Shiite Muslim
National Holidays:
-New Year's Day
-International Women's Day
-Navruz (Persian New Year)
-International Labour Day
-Victory Day
-Independence Day
-Constitution Day
-National Reconciliation Day
-Eid-i-Kurbon
-Start of Ramazan
-Eid-i-Ramazan
Current Events
2006:
President Rakhmonov won the election and "shut down the country's independent media and jailed opposition leaders."
"His government has also been accused of numerous human rights abuses and
corruption."
Talks with China about demarification of the revised boundary agreed to 2002
President Rakhmonov won the election and "shut down the country's independent media and jailed opposition leaders."
"His government has also been accused of numerous human rights abuses and
corruption."
Talks with China about demarification of the revised boundary agreed to 2002
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
(capital city)
(capital city)