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Tajikistan
Country
Formal Name: Republic of Tajikistan.
Short Form: Tajikistan.
Term for Citizens: Tajikistani(s).
Capital: Dushanbe.
Date of Independence: September 9, 1991.
Geography
Size: Approximately 143,100 square kilometers.
Topography: Mainly mountainous, with lower elevations
in northwest, southwest, and Fergana Valley in far northern zone.
Highest elevations in southeast, in Pamir-Alay system; numerous
glaciers in mountains. Dense river network creates valleys through
mountain chains. Lakes primarily in Pamir region to the east.
Climate: Mainly continental, with drastic changes
according to elevation. Arid in subtropical southwest lowlands,
which have highest temperatures; lowest temperatures at highest
altitudes. Highest precipitation near Fedchenko Glacier, lowest
in eastern Pamirs.
Data as of March 1996
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