TAJIKISTAN TAJIKISTAN REGION ASIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE SEPTEMBER 9 1991 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION NOVEMBER 6 1994 POPULATION 6102854 1999 EST AREA 55300 SQ MI CAPITAL DUSHANBE FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES TEXTILES KNITWEAR ALUMINUM MINING AGRICULTURE COTTON BARLEY WHEAT MELONS VEGETABLES NATURAL RESOURCES COAL LEAD ZINC CURRENCY RUBLE GDP 6 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 990 1998 EST LANGUAGES TAJIK OFFICIAL RUSSIAN RELIGIONS SUNNI ISLAM LITERACY RATE 98 LIFE EXPECTANCY 61 YEARS MALE 68 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 27 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 8 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
