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HINDU KUSH - CLICK INSIDE THE MAP FOR TAJIKISTAN
The flag was hoisted on Oct. 1, 1949. The red is for communism and the Han Chinese. The large star was originally for the Communist Party, and the smaller stars were for the proletariat, the peasants, the petty bourgeoisie, and the "patriotic capitalists." The large star was later said to stand for China, the smaller stars for minorities. |
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Official name: Jumhurii Tojikistan (Republic of Tajikistan).
Form of government: parliamentary republic with one legislative house (Supreme Council [181]).
Chief of state: President.
Head of government: Prime Minister.
Population (1997): 6,112,000.
Population projection: (2000) 6,303,000; (2010) 7,497,000.
Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1996): 25.4 (1994; world avg. 15.7).
Gross national product (1996): U.S.$1,964,000,000 (U.S.$340 per capita).
Land use (1994): forest 3.8%; pasture 24.8%; agriculture 6.0%; other 65.4%. |
