GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $6.8 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $16.01 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $2,000 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Dushanbe
Population (Estimated July 2012): 7,768,385
Area: 143,100km2 or 55,300mi2
Currency: Somoni (TJS)
Official Language: Tajik
Political Information: Parliamentary and Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 85% of the population are Sunni Muslim, 5% are Shia Muslim, and 10% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Pik Imeni Ismail Samani at 7,495m or 24,590ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +5:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor), 1 capital region** (viloyati poytakht), and 1 area referred to as Districts Under Republic Administration***; Dushanbe**, Khatlon (Qurghonteppa), Kuhistoni Badakhshon [Gorno-Badakhshan]* (Khorugh), Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhuri***, Sughd (Khujand)
Leaders: President Imomali Rakhmon; Prime Minister Akil Akilov
Additional: Gained independence from the Soviet Union on the 9th of September 1991.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Tajikistan (Jumhurii Tojikiston (Republic of Tajikistan))
