Recognised as Country
Tajikistan
- TJ
- Asia
- TJS
- .tj
Tajikistan (TJ/TJK) is a country in Asia with its capital at Dushanbe. It covers about 143,100 km² with a population of roughly 10,100,000, uses the TJS, dials on +992, owns the .tj internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Dushanbe. It borders 4 countries.
Identity
Official short nameTajikistan
CapitalDushanbe
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2TJ
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3TJK
Internet TLD.tj
Calling code+992
Currency codeTJS
Geography
Latitude38.861° N
Longitude71.2761° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area143,100 km²55,251 square miles
Land neighbours4
Distance from London5,536 kmto the approximate centre of Tajikistan, not to Dushanbe. ENE, bearing 75.1°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Dushanbethe IANA zone for Dushanbe; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+05:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+05:00
Offset in JulyUTC+05:00
Current offsetUTC+05:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 17:42
Hours ahead of UTC5
Population & scale
Population10,100,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density70.6 per km²≈
Share of world population0.125%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset94 of 196
Population rank in this dataset94 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Afghanistan633 km centre to centre
Kyrgyzstan395 km centre to centre
Uzbekistan634 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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