TAJIKISTAN General Information Facts & Data M&M Tajikistan
Location & Population • Republic of Tajikistan is located in Central Asia • Border countries: • Afghanistan - 1,206 km, China - 414 km, • Uzbekistan - 1,161 km, Kyrgyzstan – 870 km • Territory: 143 100 square km • Population: 7 380 000 people (Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10%)
Climate & Terrain Climate: Midaltitude continental, hot summers, mild winters Terrain: Pamir and Alay Mountains dominate landscape; 93 percent of territory is mountainous
Capital and other cities Capital city: Dushanbe (about 1,000,000 people) Other cities: Khujand, Kulyab, Kurgan-Tyube, Khorog
Government Tajikistan Government type: Republic Independence: 9 September 1991 Executive branch: Chief of state: President Emomali RAHMONOV Head of government: Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV Legislative branch: Bicameral Supreme Assembly: Lower Chamber - Assembly of Representatives or Majlisi Namoyandagon and Upper Chamber - National Assembly or Majlisi Milliy Juridical Branch: Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the President)
Economy • Economic summary: GDP (2006 est.): $8.826 billion; • GDP per capita $1,300 (2006). • Real growth rate: 7% (2006). • Inflation rate: 7,5% (2006). • Unemployment: 12% • GDP - composition by sector: Agriculture: 22.7%, Industry: 28.5% services: 48.8% (2006 est.) • Main Agriculture products: cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats. • Industries: aluminum, zinc, lead; chemicals and fertilizers, cement, vegetable oil, metal-cutting machine tools etc. • Natural resources: hydropower, petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold • Local currency: Tajik Somoni (TJS); Rate: US dollar - 3.3 (2006)
Exports: $950 million f.o.b. (2005 est.): aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles • Imports: $1.25 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): electricity, petroleum products, aluminum oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuff, general consumer’s goods • External Debt: $829 million (2006 est.) Economy
Transportation • Tajikistan does not have direct access to sea port. • Shipments are conducted by transit through different countries: • Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China • Air transport: • Airports - with paved runways: 17 • Carriers: Tajik Air, Turkish Airlines, Southern China Airlines, Ariana, S7 Airlines, UTAir, Domodedovo Airlines, Samara Airlines, Vnukovo Airlines, Ural Airlines • Regular Flights: Munich, Istanbul, Sharjah, Urumqi, Kabul, Tehran, Delhi, Almaty, Bishkek, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg, Samara, Chelyabinsk, Tyumen etc. • Railways: • Total length of railways – 678 km. • Railway is the main mean of transport in Tajikistan • 70% of cargo to/from Tajikistan transported by railway
M&M Delegation in Tajikistan Official name: “M&M Militzer and Muench International Holding AG representative office in Tajikistan” Registered by Ministry of Justice of Tajikistan in June 2006 Address and contacts: 46-87, Aini street, 734024 Dushanbe, Tajikistan Tel: +992 37 2211618 Fax:+992 99 8800070 E-Mail: mail@mumnet.tj
Office location Located on Dushanbe airport road Benefits: Easy access for customers and visitors, 200 meters away from Sheraton hotel construction site
Management • Head of Representative office - Aziz Sharipov • Education: Tajik State Pedagogical University, Faculty of philology, Foreign Languages Department and Tashkent State University of Economics, Faculty: Methods of Global Market Research & Economics • Before joining M&M Tajikistan acted as Chief Int’l Affairs Department of Kafolatbank (Tajikistan) since 2000 and before that since 1997 to 2000 worked as Managing Partner of Gulf Freight Link LLC (U.A.E.), since 1994 to 1996 Deputy to The Head of Representative Office “Agind Swissital s.r.l.”, an Italian construction company, in Tajikistan
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