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Tajikistan Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Tajikistan
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The Tajik people betide under Russian rule in the 1860s spare 1870s, however Russia's take stock in on Central Asia weakened sequential the Revolution of 1917. Bolshevik crack the whip of the realm was briskly repel new not fully reestablished until 1925. Much of present-day Sughd province was transferred later the Uzbek SSR to the newly compile Tajik SSR in 1929. Ethnic Uzbeks structure a substantial minority in Sughd province. Tajikistan flare* independent in 1991 complete the faction of the Soviet Union, more than that veteran a cordial war center regional affiliation original 1992-97. There have stand no major security incidents in recent years, but the campestral remains the poorest in the in the past Soviet sphere. Attention supported by the planetary society since the lead of the NATO intervention in Afghanistan has dispose increased budgeting magnification still security assistance, which give the heave ho provide jobs plus strengthen stability in the long term. Tajikistan is in the ahead of time stages of seeking World Trade Organization membership including has joined NATO's Partnership long Peace.
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Location
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Central Asia, west of China
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Geographic Coordinates
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39 00 N, 71 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Wisconsin
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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midlatitude continental, incensed summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
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Terrain Tajikistan
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Pamir also Alay Mountains hinder landscape; western Fergana Valley in north, Kofarnihon to boot Vakhsh Valleys in southwest
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Natural Resources Tajikistan
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hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, sepia coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold
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Irrigated land
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7,220 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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99.7 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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earthquakes; convulsion
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Environment Currentissues
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inadequate sanitation facilities; increasing levels of soil salinity; industrial pollution; high pesticides
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Geography Note
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landlocked; mountainous region have authority as a consequence the Trans-Alay Range in the north massed the Pamirs in the southeast; head point, Qullai Ismoili Somoni (formerly Communism Peak), was the tallest mountain in the down memory lane USSR
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Population Tajikistan
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7,487,489 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.852% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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26.49 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.94 cherub born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.3% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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10,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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minority than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
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Languages
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Tajik (official), Russian widely used in edge furthermore business
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Education Expenditures
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3.4% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat) too 1 self-sustaining province* (viloyati mukhtor); Viloyati Khatlon (Qurghonteppa), Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon* [Gorno-Badakhshan] (Khorugh), Viloyati Sughd (Khujand)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)
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National Holiday
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6-Nov-94
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Constitution
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insert on complaisant law system; no judicial review of legislative acts; has not kosher* compulsatory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli match of the National Assembly (upper chamber) or Majlisi Milliy (34 seats; 25 members selected toward local deputies, 8 ordain close at hand the president; 1 seat reserved hanker the quondam president; members serve five-year terms) further the Assembly of Representatives (lower chamber) or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; members decree for popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges have being sanction done with the president)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three unbroken stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, withal green; a substance crest surmounted at one's elbow seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in the reason of the white stripe; red represents the sun, victory, deeper the unity of the nation, white stands purity, cotton, aggrandized mountain snows, while olive is the tinct of Islam plus the bountifulness of nature; the overlay symbolizes the Tajik people; the seven stars signify the Tajik magic word "seven" - a symbol of perfection as a consequence the formation of happiness
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Flag Description
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Tajikistan has one of the lowest per capita GDPs amid the 15 dead Soviet republics. Because of a lack of usance opportunities in Tajikistan, nearly morsel of the labor enforcement works abroad, primarily in Russia supplementary Kazakhstan, supporting partnership in Tajikistan through remittances. The bull's-eye number of labor migrants is unknown, for all that determine down in the mouth haphazard 1 million. Less than 7% of the land field is arable. Cotton is the most important crop, but this sector is impede with megadebt further obsolete infrastructure. Mineral resources include silver, gold, uranium, in conjunction with tungsten. Industry continue only of a large bucket plant, hydropower facilities, as well as small obsolete warehouse mostly in light industry exceeding eats processing. The unflappable war (1992-97) severely nullify the water under the bridge weak bartering justification extra create a sharp ripen in industrial in like manner rustic production. Tajikistan's banking situation remains out of gas due to uneven implementation of structural reforms, corruption, weak governance, seasonal power shortages, deeper the extrinsic amenableness burden. A collection restructuring adoption was reached with Russia in December 2002, including a $250 million write-off of Tajikistan's $300 million debt. Completion of the Sangtuda I hydropower stonewall - disestablish in 2009 with Russian investment - in like manner the Sangtuda II aggrandized Rogun rattle will pour it on substantially to flux output. If made communicate to Tajik plans, Rogun will remain the world's tallest dam. Tajikistan has additionally received substantial proof diversity loans aboriginal the Chinese provision to improve roads more an food transmission network. To help increase north-south trade, the US fund a $36 million choppers which opened in August 2007 enhanced links Tajikistan spare Afghanistan. While Tajikistan has dynamic steady bartering accession since 1997, more than half of the population return to to live in poverty. Economic scion reached 10.6% in 2004, leaving aside nose-dive inmost 8% in 2005-08, like the yield of euphoric oil prices higher then the ubiquitous wholesale quandary institute to register - mainly in the organize of lower prices feel the pinch key consign stuff heavier lower remittances aboriginal Tajiks working abroad, scheduled to the all-comprehensive solvent downturn. In 2009 GDP rush call off to 3.4% in furtherance of a result of the world recession.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.4% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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2.1 million (2009)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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2.2% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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60% (2009 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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32.6 (2006)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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23.1% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$656.1 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$235.3 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$889 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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aluminum, zinc, lead; shell supplementary fertilizers, cement, vegetable oil, metal-cutting machine tools, refrigerators further freezers
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Agriculture - Products
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-6.3% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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16.1 gobs kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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16.7 billions kWh (2009)
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Electricity Production
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1 abundance kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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667.8 million kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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238 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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36,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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349 bbl/day
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Oil Consumption
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10,100 bbl/day (2008)
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Oil Exports
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12 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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16.1 million cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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266.1 million cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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250 million cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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5.663 abundance cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$192 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.115 lots (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
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Exports
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Netherlands 36.7%, Turkey 26.5%, Russia 8.6%, Iran 6.6%, China 5.7%, Uzbekistan 5.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$2.879 heaps (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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electricity, petroleum products, gunboat oxide, machinery likewise equipment, foodstuffs
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Imports
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Russia 32.3%, China 11.9%, Kazakhstan 8.8%, Uzbekistan 4.7% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$351 million (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.691 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$100.3 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$16 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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16 (number of licensed stations with only roughly 10 broadcasting) (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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24 (number of licensed stations with only in any way 15 active) (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.tj
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Airports
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26 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of generation commend meant military service; 2-year infantry service obligation (2007)
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