Background Notes - TajikistanPROFILE
OFFICIAL NAME:
Republic of Tajikistan
Geography
Area: 143,100 sq. km.
Capital: Dushanbe.
Terrain: Pamir and Alay mountains dominate landscape; western Ferghana valley in north, Kofar
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