Official name: Republic of TajikistanPolitical system: Republic
The head of the state: President
Legislature: Two-chamber parliament - Majlis
Geographical location: in the Central Asia
Capital: Dushanbe - 695,2 thousand people
Major cities: Khudjand, Kulyab
Official language: Tajik
Religions: Muslims
Climate: temperate, sharply continental
Average temperature: from -20°C -1°C in January; from +23°C to +30°C in July
Monetary unit: somoni (TJS)
Telephone country code: 992
International country code: TJK
Internet domain: .tj
National holidays: September, 9th - the Independence Day (1991)
Major tourist sights: Romit, Tigrov beam and Dashtidjumsky natural preserves; Pamir mountains: Somoni (Communism) peak - 7495 m, Museum preserve (V-VIII centuries) in Penjikent, in Ura-Tyube: Kok-Gumbaz Mosque (XVI century), Sari-Mazar Ensemble (XVI-XIX centuries); Mausoleums in Khudjand, Kulyab, Chorku, Abdullakhan Mosque (XVI century) in Isfar, remains of Adjina-Tepe Buddhist Monastery (VII-VIII centuries) in Kurgan-Tyube, Ethnographic Museum in Dushanbe, Gissar Fortress
