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RECENT HEADLINES
Tajikistan: Government Shakes Down Population Amid Deepening Economic Dysfunction
Channeling the spirit of Joseph Stalin, officials in Tajikistan, Central Asia’s poorest state, have asked residents in the capital Dushanbe to give up part of their salaries "voluntarily" to help finance construction of a hydropower plant. The fear of government reprisals is compelling many Tajiks to comply.
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ALMANAC FACTS
Area: 143,001 sq km (55,213 sq mi)
Population: 7,011,556
Capital: Dushanbe 528,600
President: Imomali Sharipovich Rakhmonov
Religion: Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10%
Life Expectancy: 64.47 years
GDP per capita: $1,000
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OSI Assistance Foundation - Tajikistan
1 Firdowsi Str.
734 003 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Tel: 992 372 21-19-58; 24-22-75; 243081; 243384
Fax: 992 372 51-01-42
Email: zuhra.halimova@osi.tajik.net
Executive Director: Ms. Zuhra Halimov
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