Tajikistan--Christian Persecution in Tajikistan

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Asia: Tajikistan

Tajikistan Report Last Updated: October 2001

Code: Not Rated

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Tajikistan: Human Rights Report
(Click here for a list of ICC articles on Tajikistan.)
List of Articles Last Updated:
December 18, 2000

Tajikistan STATISTICS

Area: 143,100 sq km
Capital: Dushanbe
Main Cities: 
Population: 6,440,732
Population Growth: 2.12%
Birth Rate: 33,56 births/ 1000 people
Death Rate: 8.64 deaths/ 1000 people
Infant Mortality:
117.42 deaths/ 1000 live births
Life Expectancy: 64.08 years
Religions: Sunni and Shi'a Muslim
Languages: Tajik, Russian
Ethnic Groups: Tajik, Uzbek, Russian
Currency: Tajikistani rubles (TJR) = 100 tanga
Exchange Rate: 1550 TJR = US$ 1
Total GDP: $6.2 billion
Per Capita PPP: $1,020
Imports: $770 million
Exports: $634 million

(Source: CIA World Fact Book 2000)

 Religious Atmosphere:

Extremist Groups:

Government:

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Prisoners: 

ICC has no reports of prisoners being held for their Christian beliefs at this time.

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Offical Contacts:

*Note - Tajikistan does not have an embassy in the United States.

President Imamali Sharipovich Rakhmonov
Respubliki Tajikistan
g. Dushanbe
Apparat Prezidentu Rakhmonov I.Sh.
Tajikistan
Fax: 011-7-0099-2372-212520
Permanent Mission of Tajikistan to the United Nations
136 East 67th St.
New York, NY 10021
Tel: (212) 472-7645
Fax: (212) 628-0252

*We make every attempt to keep up with and reflect changes in the national government of Tajikistan and the current human rights situation. We appreciate your feedback if you find any discrepancies in this information. You can contact us by e-mail at: icc@persecution.org. Thanks.

POSTED:  October 25, 2001


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