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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Republic of Tajikistan
Conventional short form Tajikistan Local long form Jumhurii Tojikiston Local short form Tojikiston Former Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Government type
Republic
Capital
Name Dushanbe
Geographic coordinates 38 33 N, 68 46 E Time difference UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions
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)
Note The administrative center name follows in parentheses Independence
9 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union) National holiday
Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991) Constitution
6 November 1994
Legal system
Civil law system
International law organization participation
Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
President Emomali RAHMON (since 6 November 1994; head of state and Supreme Assembly chairman since 19 November 1992) Head of government Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV (since 20 January 1999); First Deputy Prime Minister Matlubkhon DAVLATOV (since 5 January 2012) Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly Elections President elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for multiple terms); election last held on 6 November 2006 (next to be held in November 2013); prime minister appointed by the president Election results Emomali RAHMON reelected president; percent of vote - Emomali RAHMON 79.3%, Olimjon BOBOEV 6.2%, other 14.5% Legislative branch
Bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of the National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milli (34 seats; 25 members selected by local deputies, 8 appointed by the president; 1 seat reserved for the former president; members serve five-year terms) and the Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Elections National Assembly - last held on 28 February 2010 (next to be held in February 2015); Assembly of Representatives - last held on 28 February 2010 (next to be held in February 2015) Election results National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 71%, Islamic Revival Party 8.2%, CPT 7%, APT 5.1%, PER 5.1%, other 3.6%; seats by party - PDPT 55, Islamic Revival Party 2, CPT 2, APT 2, PER 2 Judicial branch
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president); Constitutional Court, Supreme Economic Court Political parties and leaders
Agrarian Party of Tajikistan or APT [Amir QARAQULOV]; Democratic Party or DPT [Mahmadruzi ISKANDAROV (imprisoned October 2005); Rahmatullo VALIYEV, deputy]; Islamic Revival Party [Muhiddin KABIRI]; Party of Economic Reform or PER [Olimjon BOBOEV]; People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan or PDPT [Emomali RAHMON]; Social Democratic Party or SDPT [Rahmatullo ZOYIROV]; Socialist Party or SPT [Mirhuseyn NARZIEV]; Tajik Communist Party or CPT [Shodi SHABDOLOV] Note For the DPT, the Ministry of Justice named a new chairman, Masud SOBIROV, in 2006; Mr. ISKANDAROV's supporters do not recognize Mr. SOBIROV; for the SPT, the Ministry of Justice named a new chairman, Abduhalim GHAFAROV, in 2004; Mr. NARZIEV's supporters do not recognize Mr. GHAFAROV Political pressure groups and leaders
Splinter parties recognized by the government but not by the base of the party
Democratic Party or DPT [Masud SOBIROV] (splintered from ISKANDAROV's DPT); Socialist Party or SPT [Abduhalim GHAFFOROV] (splintered from NARZIEV's SPT) Unregistered political parties Progressive Party [Sulton QUVVATOV]; Unity Party [Hikmatullo SAIDOV] International organization participation
ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, G-77, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission Ambassador Nuriddin SHAMSOV
Chancery 1005 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037 Telephone [1] (202) 223-6090FAX [1] (202) 223-6091 Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission Ambassador Kenneth GROSS
Embassy 109-A Ismoili Somoni Avenue, Dushanbe 734019 Mailing address 7090 Dushanbe Place, Dulles, VA 20189 Telephone [992] (37) 229-20-00FAX [992] (37) 229-20-50 Flag description
Three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in the center of the white stripe; red represents the sun, victory, and the unity of the nation, white stands for purity, cotton, and mountain snows, while green is the color of Islam and the bounty of nature; the crown symbolizes the Tajik people; the seven stars signify the Tajik magic number "seven" - a symbol of perfection and the embodiment of happiness National symbol(s)
Crown surmounted by seven, five-pointed stars National anthem
Name
"Surudi milli" (National Anthem) Lyrics/music Gulnazar KELDI/Suleiman YUDAKOV Note Adopted 1991; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan kept the music of the anthem from its time as a Soviet republic but adopted new lyrics
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Bardara Gorno-badakhshan
Karsang Viloyati Khatlon
Ozero Ak-balyk Tajikistan (general)
Zeravshanskiy Khrebet Tajikistan (general)
Kara-jilga Tajikistan (general)
Puli-dangal' Gorno-badakhshan
Sotsializm Viloyati Khatlon
Bugor Giyena Viloyati Khatlon |