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Tajikistan

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Capital:	Dushanbe
Area size (Land only):	140600 sq. km Slightly larger than Greece
Time zone:	GMT +5
Currency:	Somoni
Area code:	(+) 992
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Dry, with cold winters

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Tajik is the official language, but Uzbek and Russian are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	7.0 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	6.6 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	6.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	6.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	6.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	6.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	6.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	6.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	6.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
11.1 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Tajik 65 percent and Uzbek 25 percent, with a diminishing Russian minority and other ethnic groups.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Most are Sunni Muslim (85 percent). There are smaller Shia Muslim, Russian Orthodox Christian and Jewish communities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	24.4 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	24.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	24.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	24.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	25.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	25.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	25.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	25.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1924
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
95 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	39.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	39.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	40.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	37.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	38.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	39.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	66.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	63.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	63.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	68.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	68.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	67.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	63.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	61.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	61.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	66.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	65.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	64.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	69.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	66.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	66.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	71.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	71.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	70.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	57 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	56 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	59 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	91 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	92 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	52 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	91 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	54 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	67 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	68 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	71 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	118 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	118 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	72 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	116 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	73 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	71 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	71 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	71 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	79 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	77 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	77 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	170 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	100 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	122	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	122	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	122	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	116	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	113	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	112	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	17 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	17 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	34 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	56 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	61 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	67 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	59 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	58 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	60 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	92 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	51 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	53 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	90 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	98.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	98.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	51 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	51 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	48 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	43 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	42 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	38 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	38 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	36 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	35 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	349 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	349 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	324 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	41 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	21 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	8 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	0.3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	0.2 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	72 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	72 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	0.8 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	0.6 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	0.6 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	0.5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	0.5 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	151 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	150 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	142 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	144 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	133 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	124 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	Not ranked
2001	Not ranked
2000	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	No data available percent
1990-2004	No data available percent
1990-2002	No data available percent
1990-2001	10.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	460 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	390 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	330 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	270 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	210 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	170 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	170 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	180 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	3.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	2.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	2.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	2.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	1.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	1.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	1.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	0.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	7.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	6.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	10.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	10.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	9.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	10.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	8.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	27.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	20.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	9.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	17.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	27.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	20.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	30.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	22.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.3 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
25.6 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	203 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	203 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	212 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	207 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.3 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Risk from P.vivax from June through October particularly in the southern border areas (Khatlon region)and in some central, western and northern areas. Chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistant P.falciparum reported.
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	231 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	211 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	192 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	181 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	165 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	153 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	136 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	117 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2008	544	UNHCR
2007	541	UNHCR
2006	645	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	54753	UNHCR
2004	56780	UNHCR
2003	58936	UNHCR
2002	63267	UNHCR
2001	56108	UNHCR
2000	59940	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	1799	UNHCR
2007	1133	UNHCR
2006	929	UNHCR
2005	1018	UNHCR
2004	3306	UNHCR
2003	3306	UNHCR
2002	3437	UNHCR
2001	15346	UNHCR
2000	15364	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2007	19	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	21	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	14	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	12	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1999)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	No data available percent
2004	2.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	2.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	1.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	3.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	2.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	2.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	2.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	2.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	1.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	0.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	0.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	1.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	0.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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