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Tajikistan
- Location
Location Description
Central Asia, bordering China to the east and Afghanistan to the south
- Continent
- Asia
- Bordering Countries
- Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country is composed of three horizontal bands of red, white and green in the ratio of 2:3:2. A golden-yellow crown surmounted by an arc of seven five-pointed golden-yellow stars is centered in the white band.
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Languages
- Russian, Tajik
- Currency
- (somoni)
- Size
- 55,251 sq mi (143,100 sq km) — 97th largest
- Total Population
- 10,499,000 people — 91st largest
- Population Density
- 190 people per sq mi (73.4 people per sq km) — 138th largest