Tajikistan – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Tajikistan
n.
country in central Asia (part of the former Soviet Union)
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, , or ; ), officially the
Republic of Tajikistan (,
Çumhuriji Toçikiston/Jumhuriyi Tojikiston; ,
Respublika Tadzhikistan), is a mountainous
landlocked sovereign country in
Central Asia. With an estimated 8 million people in 2013, it is the 98th most
populous country and with an area of , it is the 96th
largest country in the world. It is bordered by
Afghanistan to the south,
Uzbekistan to the west,
Kyrgyzstan to the north, and
China to the east.
Pakistan lies to the south separated by the narrow
Wakhan Corridor. Traditional homelands of Tajik people included present-day Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
Tajikistan
Noun
1. a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
(synonym) Republic of Tajikistan, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tadjik, Tajik
(hypernym) Asian country, Asian nation
(member-holonym) Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS
(part-holonym) Asia
(member-meronym) Tajik, Tadzhik
(part-meronym) Dushanbe, Dusanbe, Dyushambe, Stalinabad, capital of Tajikistan
Tajikistan
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Background
Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union and has now completed its transition from the civil war that plagued the country from 1992 to 1997. There have been no major security incidents in recent years, although the country remains the poorest in the region. Attention by the international community in the wake of the war in Afghanistan has brought increased economic development assistance, which could create jobs and increase stability in the long term. Tajikistan is in the early stages of seeking World Trade Organization membership and has joined NATO's Partnership for Peace.
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Tajikistan
Chief of state: President Emomali RAHMON (since 6 November 1994; head of state and Supreme Assembly chairman since 19 November 1992)
Head of government: Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV (since 20 January 1999)
Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly
Elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 6 November 2006 (next to be held in November 2013); prime minister appointed by the president
Election results: Emomali RAHMON reelected president; percent of vote - Emomali RAHMON 79.3%, Olimzon BOBOYEV 6.2%, other 14.5%
