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- Area: 143,100 sq. km
- Capital: Dushanbe
- Population (Oct. 2007 est.): 7,181,400
- National holiday: January 1 New Year’s Day, March 8 International Women’s Day, March 21 Navruz (Persian New Year),
May 1 International Labour Day, May 9 Victory Day, June 27 National Reconciliation Day, September 9 Independence Day, November 6 Constitution Day.
The two Islamic holidays Eid-i-Ramazon (Ramadan or Eid Al Fitr) and Eid-i-Kurbon (Eid Al Adha) are celebrated annually and,
as these holidays follow the lunar calendar, the dates move back ten days every year.
- Currency code: somoni (TJS); 1 USD = 3.4298 TJS (as of 26.04.2008)
- Langue(s): Tajik (sole official language as of 1994); Russian widely used in government and business
- Time zone: GMT +5
- Joined ILO in 1993
International Organizations
Government
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan
Mahmadamin MAHMADAMINOV(Mr.), Minister
Navoie str., 5/2
Dushanbe 734026 Tajikistan
Tel. (992 372) 35 18 18, (992 372) 36 68 88
Fax (992 372) 36 11 59
Employers' Organizations
Union of Employers of the Republic of Tajikistan
Azizbek SHARIPOV (Mr.), Chairman
Rudaky av., 44
Dushanbe 734025 Tajikistan
E-mail: union_farm@mail.ru
Tel. (992 372) 23 37 36, (992 372) 21 10 33
Fax (992 372) 21 65 51
Workers' Organizations
Additional Sources of Country Information
ILO National Coordinator
- Sobir AMINOV
UN Common Premises
39 Aini Avenue
Dushanbe, Tajikistan 734024
Tel. (+992 44) 6005596, 6005597, ext:273.
Fax (+992 44) 6005596, ext:227.
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