Population: 6,578,681 (July 2001 est.)

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

Background: Tajikistan has experienced three changes in government and a five-year civil war since it gained independence in 1991 from the USSR. A peace agreement among rival factions was signed in 1997, and implementation reportedly completed by late 1999...

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