Tajikistan
Republic of Tajikistan ยท Central Asia
Tajikistan is a country in Central Asia, with Dushanbe as its capital, home to about 10,786,734 people. Tajikistan shares land borders with 4 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Dushanbe |
|---|---|
| Region | Central Asia |
| Currency | Tajikistani somoni (TJS ะ ะ) |
| Calling code | +992 |
| ISO codes | TJ / TJK / 762 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | ๐น๐ฏ |
| Population | 10,786,734 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 143,100 kmยฒ |
| Languages | Russian, Tajik |
| Internet domain | .tj |
| Demonym | Tadzhik |
Bordering countries
About Tajikistan
Tajikistan, officially Republic of Tajikistan, is a United Nations member state in Central Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Dushanbe. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Tajikistani somoni (ะ ะ), using the code TJS.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Tajikistan for Dushanbeโs own facts and history.
To call Tajikistan from abroad, dial the country code +992. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes TJ (alpha-2) and TJK (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 10,786,734.
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How Tajikistan compares
- Area: 143,100 kmยฒ, ranking 94 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 10,786,734, ranking 90 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 75 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 4, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Tajikistan
11 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.