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TAJIKISTAN FACTS

Population: 6.2 million (UN, 2003)

Capital: Dushanbe

Major languages: Tajik, Russian

Major religion: Islam

Life expectancy: 66 years (men), 71 years (women) (UN)

Monetary unit: 1 Tajik somoni = 100 dirams

Main exports: Aluminium, electricity, cotton, fruit, textiles

Average annual income: US $180 (World Bank, 2001)

Internet domain: .tj

International dialling code: +992

Tajikistan Telecommunication*

Telephones - main lines in use:	363,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular:	2,500 (1997)
Telephone system:	general assessment: poorly developed and not well maintained; many towns are not reached by the national network domestic: cable and microwave radio relay international: linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to international gateway switch in Ankara (Turkey); satellite earth stations - 1 Orbita and 2 Intelsat
Radio broadcast stations:	AM 8, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2002)
Television broadcast stations:	13 (2001)
Tajikistan Mobile Codes:	99291
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):	4 (2002)
Internet users:	5,000 (2002)

*Tajikistan telecommunications data is from CIA World Factbook.