Tajikistan

Republic of Tajikistan

Official nameRepublic of Tajikistan

CapitalDushanbe

RegionAsia — Central Asia

Area143,100 km²

LandlockedYes

LanguagesRussian, Tajik

CurrenciesTajikistani somoni (ЅМ)

DemonymTadzhik

Approx. coordinates39°, 71°

Tajikistan sits within Central Asia, a subregion of Asia. Dushanbe serves as the capital. Tajikistan is landlocked, bordered entirely by other countries rather than coastline. It covers approximately 143,100 km², and one of the main languages is Russian, with the Tajikistani somoni (ЅМ) as its currency. Tajikistan borders 4 countries on land, one of the details that can help identify it by outline alone.

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Countries bordering Tajikistan

Tajikistan shares a land border with 4 countries.