Tajikistan
Country in Central Asia
Tajikistan is a country in Central Asia, with its capital in Dushanbe. About 10.8 million people live there (2025), making it the 90th most populous of the 195 countries. At 143,100 km², it is the 94th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Tajikistan at a glance
- Capital
- Dushanbe
- Population (2025)
- 10.8 million
- Area
- 143,100 km²
- Density
- 75 per km²
- Official languages
- Russian, Tajik
- Currency
- Tajikistani somoni
- People
- Tadzhik
- Calling code
- +992
- Internet domain
- .tj
- Coast
- Landlocked
Where is Tajikistan?
How Tajikistan compares
Population rank
90th of 195
28th of 47 in Asia
Size rank
94th of 195
28th of 47 in Asia
Crowding
75 per km²
More crowded than 43% of countries
- Similar in size: Nepal (147,181 km²).
- Similar population: Portugal (10.8 million).
- Tajikistan is the only place that uses the Tajikistani somoni.
- Russian is also an official language in 7 other countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
- Tajik is not an official language anywhere else.
The flag of Tajikistan
Would you recognise Tajikistan?
How players do with Tajikistan
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Tajikistan so far, from 76 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
57% right
91st hardest of 176 · 56 answers
Its flag
55% right
15th hardest of 145 · 20 answers
- Players find Tajikistan on the map in 57% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Turkmenistan.
- Players recognise the flag of Tajikistan in 55% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.
Countries that border Tajikistan
Tajikistan borders 4 countries: Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan
China
Kyrgyzstan
UzbekistanQuick quiz: Tajikistan
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Tajikistan?
That's the flag of Tajikistan.
2. What is the capital of Tajikistan?
Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan.
3. Which of these borders Tajikistan?
Tajikistan borders Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Questions about Tajikistan
Is Tajikistan a country?
Yes. Tajikistan is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Tajikistan?
The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe.
Which countries border Tajikistan?
Tajikistan borders 4 countries: Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
How many countries border Tajikistan?
4. Tajikistan shares a land border with 4 countries.
How big is Tajikistan?
Tajikistan covers 143,100 km², about the same size as Nepal (147,181 km²).
Is Tajikistan hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Tajikistan in 57% of 56 tries, 91st hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Turkmenistan.
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