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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" > <card> <id>46378</id> <filler1>0</filler1> <cantDelete> <false /> </cantDelete> <showPict> <true /> </showPict> <dontSearch> <false /> </dontSearch> <owner>5472</owner> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet_3106.css" /> <content> <layer>background</layer> <id>31</id> <text>TAJIKISTANOfficial name: Jumhurii Tojikiston (Republic of Tajikistan)Member of: UN, CIS, OSCEArea: 143100 km2 (55300 sq mi)Population: 5705000 (1993 est)Capital: Dushanbe 592000 (1991 census)Other major city: Khodzhent (Khujand; formerly Leninabad) 165000 (1991 census)Language: Tajik (official; 59%), Uzbek (23%), Russian (10%)Religion: Sunni Islam majorityGOVERNMENTThe constitution provides for the election of an 80-member Majlis (legislature ) and a President for four years. GEOGRAPHYThe mountainous republic of Tajikistan lies within the Tien Shan range and part of the Pamirs. The highest point at 7495 m (24590 ft) is Mount Garmo, which was known as Pik Kommunizma (Communism Peak) when it was the highest mountain in the USSR. The most important lowland is the Fergana valley. Climate: High altitude and the countryΓÇÖs position deep in the interior of Asia combine to give most of Tajikistan a harsh continental climate. The Fergana valley has a subtropical climate.ECONOMYCotton is the mainstay of the economy. Other agricultural interests include fruit, vegetables and raising cattle. Major natural resources include coal, natural gas, iron ore, oil, lead, zinc and hydroelectric-power potential. Industries include textiles and carpet-making. The economy, which remains centrally planned and largely state-owned, has been devastated by civil war. Tajikistan remains economically dependent upon Russia. Currency: Tajikistan uses Russian currency.HISTORYThe Tajiks, who are an Iranian people, were included in the Persian Empire until the 8th century ad, when the Arabs extended their influence over the area. In the 13th century the Tajiks were overrun by the Mongols and became part of the empire of Tamerlane (Timur) and his dynasty. A period of Uzbek rule was ended when the Afghans invaded in the 18th century. In the 19th century most of the Tajiks owed allegiance to the (Uzbek) khan of Bukhara. The area was annexed by Tsarist Russia (1860ΓÇô68). After the Russian Revolution, the area was reoccupied by the Soviet Red Army (1920), but Tajik revolts simmered from 1922 to 1931. Tajikistan became a Union Republic within the USSR in 1929, declared independence after the abortive coup by Communist hardliners in Moscow (September 1991), and was internationally recognized when the Soviet Union was dissolved (December 1991). Since independence the country has been wracked by civil war between former Communists and Islamic fundamentalists.</text> </content> <name>Tajikistan</name> <script></script> </card>