1. Tajikistan By Dilon Rochniak

2. Geography • Location: Mountainous land locked country in central Asia. Its boarders by Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China. • Climate: mid-latitude continental, hot summers, mild winters. Semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains • A little smaller than Wisconsin!

3. General Information • Population:7,995,754 • Gender break down: 0-14 years: 33.9% (male 1,316,623/female 1,270,899) 15-64 years: 62.7% (male 2,368,554/female 2,413,982) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 108,896/female 148,246) (2011 est.)

4. More General Information… • Religion: 85 percent Sunni Muslim, 5 percent Shia Muslim, other 10% (2003 est.) • Ethnic Groups: Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6%. • Languages: Official language, is Tajik. Russian is also used widely.

5. Education • Literacy Rates: Children 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.5 percent male 99.7 percent female: 99.2 percent. • Percent of Budget for Education: 3.5% of GDP.

6. Health • Percent of $ spent on health: 5.3% of GDP. • Life expectancy: male: 62.97 years female: 69.25 years. • Infant Mortality:38.54 deaths/1,000 live births.

7. Government • Type: REPUBLIC. • Current Leader: Emomalii Rahmon • Stability: Pretty stable some small political conflicts.

8. Economics • Income per Capita: 2,000 dollars • Industry: aluminum, cement, vegetable oil • Agriculture products: cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats

9. United States Relationships • Allies?: We are in a bilateral relations with Tajikistan. • We assist Tajikistan in humanitarian aid after there civil war. • We also have a broad based relationship in counter narcotics and counter terrorism.

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