Passport card
Republic of Tajikistan
Tajikistan
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Somoni
- Languages
- Tajik
- People
- About 1.1 crore
- Size
- About 1.4 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Emomali Rahmon
- Free since
- 9 September 1991
- Time
- 30 minutes behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 11:30 am in Dushanbe
⭐ Dushanbe means Monday, because a market was held there every Monday.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Tajikistan
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Tajikistan
Turn the globe with your finger. Tajikistan has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Tajikistan and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 23 times the size of Tajikistan.
- PeopleIndia has about 140 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1.1 crore in Tajikistan.
- DistanceDushanbe is about 1,400 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeTajikistan is 30 minutes behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 11:30 am in Dushanbe.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Tajikistan, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Tajikistan
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Tajikistan's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Tajikistan back on the map
Tajikistan and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Tajikistan worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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