PASSPORTS: Passport valid for at least 6 months after date of departure required by all. VISAS: Required by all except nationals of CIS member states (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Russian Federation). Note: Passport and Visa regulations for all the CIS states are liable to change at short notice. All travellers are advised to contact the nearest Tajikistan Embassy or Consulate for up-to-date details. Countries where Tajikistan has diplomatic representation currently include Austria, China (PR), Germany, Iran and Turkey.
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Languages Tajikistan : Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
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Climat Tajikistan : midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains
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Religions Tajikistan : Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
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Currency Tajikistan : Somoni
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Telephone international Tajikistan : 992
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Illicit drugs production Tajikistan : major transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit cultivation of opium poppy for domestic consumption; Tajikistan seizes roughly 80 percent of all drugs captured in Central Asia and stands third world-wide in seizures of opiates (heroin and raw opium)
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