Tajikistan (formerly Tadzhikistan or Tadzhik SSR)
| Area | 55,251 sq. mi |
| Population | 5,812,000 |
| Capital | Dushanbe, 629,000 |
| Largest cities | Khodzhent (Leninabad), 160,000 |
| Proclaimed date of independence | August 1990 |
Tajikistan on the map
Ethnic Groups Composition
| NAME | THOUSANDS | % |
|---|
| Tajiks | 3,872.0 | 66.7 |
| Uzbeks | 1,198.0 | 20.5 |
| Russians | 388.0 | 6.68 |
| Tatars | 72.0 | 1.24 |
| Kyrgyz | 64.0 | 1.11 |
| Ukrainians | 41.0 | 0.7 |
| Germans | 33.0 | 0.57 |
| Turkmen | 20.0 | 0.35 |
| Koreans | 13.0 | 0.23 |
| Kazakhs | 11.0 | 0.19 |
| Jews | 9.7 | 0.17 |
| Ossetins | 7.9 | 0.14 |
| Belorussians | 7.2 | 0.13 |
| Crimean Tatars | 7.2 | 0.13 |
| Bashkirs | 6.8 | 0.12 |
| Armenians | 5.7 | 0.11 |
| Mordvins | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Other groups | 50.0 | 0.86 |
| Total | 5,812.0 | 100.0 |
*Population estimates for 1994
Ethnic Composition Chart
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