Tajikistan - Is officially known as the Republic of Tajikistan. Tajikistan is an Asian Country and is completely surrounded by other countries, which means it has no ports of sea. Tajikistan shares borders with Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and People's Republic of China. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and it is now in the process of strengthening its democracy and transitioning to a free market economy after its 1992-97 civil war. Tajikistan the poorest in the former Soviet sphere and has one of the lowest per capita Gross Domestic Products among the 15 former Soviet republics. Only 7% of the land area is arable. Cotton is the most important crop, but this sector is burdened with debt and an obsolete infrastructure. To help increase north-south trade, the US funded a $36 million bridge which opened in August 2007 and links Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Tajikistan has been inhabited continuously since 4000 BCE. It has been under the rule of various empires throughout history, for the longest period being part of the Persian Empire.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Tajikistan
Tajikistan - Is officially known as the Republic of Tajikistan. Tajikistan is an Asian Country and is completely surrounded by other countries, which means it has no ports of sea. Tajikistan shares borders with Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and People's Republic of China. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and it is now in the process of strengthening its democracy and transitioning to a free market economy after its 1992-97 civil war. Tajikistan the poorest in the former Soviet sphere and has one of the lowest per capita Gross Domestic Products among the 15 former Soviet republics. Only 7% of the land area is arable. Cotton is the most important crop, but this sector is burdened with debt and an obsolete infrastructure. To help increase north-south trade, the US funded a $36 million bridge which opened in August 2007 and links Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Tajikistan has been inhabited continuously since 4000 BCE. It has been under the rule of various empires throughout history, for the longest period being part of the Persian Empire.
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