Tajikistan is a large mountainous Central Asian country. The country shares its southern border with Afghanistan, the western border with Uzbekistan, the northern border with Kyrgyzstan, and the eastern border with China. It has a total population of more than 9.5 million. The Tajiks make more than 80% of the population. Other major ethnic groups present in the country include Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, and Russians, etc. Tajik is the official language of the country while Russian is used as a communicating language among people belonging to different ethnicities. The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe. Islam is the major practiced religion in the country.

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