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Regional Information

Central Asia, west of China

Capital City

Dushanbe
Regional Relationships

In 2006, China and Tajikistan pledged to commence demarcation of the revised boundary agreed to in the delimitation of 2002; talks continue with Uzbekistan to delimit border and remove minefields; disputes in Isfara Valley delay delimitation with Kyrgyzstan
Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements

Challenges

Inadequate sanitation facilities; increasing levels of soil salinity; industrial pollution; excessiv pesticides

International Agreements

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Humanitarian Projects
Native Languages

Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
Climate

Midlatitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains