Tajikistan History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

Tajikistan means "country of the Tajik", as "Sthan" seems to be, along with the names of many other countries in the region, such as Kyrgyzstan, Hindustan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc. The word 'Taj' in 'Tajikistan' is believed to refer to Pamir's knot as 'Taj', where human settlement has been in place for 4000 years before Christ. The place of Mahajanapada Kamboja and Param Kamboja mentioned in Mahabharata and other Indian texts is considered here. Buddhism also came here at the time of Iran's inclusion in the Hakhamani rule. On 9 September 1991, Tajikistan became an independent sovereign nation following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Tajikistan is a landslide, and is the smallest nation in Central Asia by region. It is covered by mountains of the Pamir range, and most of the country is over 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) above sea level. The only major areas of the lowlands are in the north (part of the Fargana Valley), and in the southern Copernihon and Vakhsh river valleys, which form the Amu Dariya. Dushanbe is situated on the southern slope above the Koparanihon valley.

Tajikistan was the most remittance-dependent economy in the world in 2014, with remittances accounting for 49% of GDP and expected to fall to 40% in 2015 due to the economic crisis in the Russian Federation. Tajik migrant workers abroad, mainly in the Russian Federation, have become the main source of income for millions of people in Tajikistan. According to some estimates, about 20% of the population lives at US $ 1.25 per day. The Nurek Dam of Tajikistan, is the second highest dam in the world. Tajikistan is also an active member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation (ECO).

The state and official language of the Republic of Tajikistan is Tajik, written in the Tajik Cyrillic alphabet. In fact, the Tajik language is a type of Persian language (or Persian). This fact is also recognized by linguists. Therefore, Tajik speakers have no problem communicating with Persian speakers from Iran and Dari speakers from Afghanistan. Many millions of native Tajik speakers also live in neighboring Uzbekistan and Russia.

Afghanistan [L] , China [L] , Kyrgyzstan [L] , Uzbekistan [L] ,
Definition of international border: L = Land Border | M = Maritime Border