Tajikistan profile
Ethnic Tajiks speak a language closely related to Persian
- Population: 7.1 million (UN, 2012)
- Capital: Dushanbe
- Area: 143,100 sq km (55,251 sq miles)
- Major languages: Tajik, Uzbek, Russian
- Major religion: Islam
- Life expectancy: 65 years (men), 71 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Tajik somoni = 100 dirams
- Main exports: Aluminium, electricity, cotton, fruit, textiles
- GNI per capita: US $870 (World Bank, 2011)
- Internet domain: .tj
- International dialling code: +992
~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~53~RS~)

Dhaka collapse probe uncovers abuses
Security services knew Woolwich men
Believe it or not
Coffee 'overdose'
Building site
Day in pictures
Winning business
Talking Movies