ASIA
Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution
Tajikistan
Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution
Population
10.5 million
Advisory
Level 2
GDP/Capita
$1,341
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Apr 25, 2026
About TajikistanOverview, geography, and key facts
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is its capital and most populous city with a population of 1.24 million people. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east and is narrowly separated from Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. It has a population of more than 10.9 million people.
Capital
Dushanbe
Population
10.5 million
Area
143,100 km²
Languages
Russian, Tajik
Currency
Tajikistani somoni (TJS)
GDP/Capita
$1,341
Travel AdvisoryU.S. Department of State
Gov Data
Exercise increased caution due to heightened risks to safety and security.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Tajikistani somoni (TJS)
- GDP
- $14.2B
- GDP per Capita
- $1,341
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 71.8 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Asia
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Area
- 143,100 km²
- Population
- 10,499,000
- Timezone
- UTC+05:00
- Languages
- Russian, Tajik
- Calling Code
- +992
- Drives On
- Right
- ISO Code
- TJ