Tajikistan

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  • Central Asia Water User Association Support Program (WUASP)

    Topics: Water

    Approaches: Water

    Geographic Areas: Europe & Eurasia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

  • START Central Asia Republics

    Topics: Education, Health, HIV/AIDS, Leadership Development

    Approaches: Leadership Development,

    Geographic Areas: Europe & Eurasia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

  • START/Central Asia Republics

    Topics: Leadership Development, Training & Technical Assistance, Workforce Development

    Approaches: Workforce Development,

    Geographic Areas: Europe & Eurasia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

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Tajikistan at a Glance

LocationCentral Asia, west of China

Population7,163,506

Population Growth Rate2.15%

ReligionsSunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10%

LanguagesTajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  99.4%
male: 99.6%
female:  99.1% (2003 est.)

Related Resources
CIA Factbook-Tajikistan