What every visitor should know about Tajikistan:

Money
The currency is the Tajikistani somoni (TJS). 1 TJS is worth about US$0.23, or €0.16.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 2.5 out of 5 (Use caution)

Areas of concern:

  • Mugging
  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
  • Armed robbery is frequent
Capital
Dushanbe
Tap water
Unsafe. Water purification efforts are inadequate to guarantee safe supply. Drink boiled or bottled water whenever possible.

Tajikistan facts and figures:

People

Population
7,349,145
Language
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
Ethnicity
Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6%

Economy

GDP
US$1,800 (per capita)
Income equality
High
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