Tajikistan

Adventist Members: 526

Adventist Churches: 6

Number of Ordained Ministers: 2

Net Membership Growth Over Past 10 Years: 99%

(Statistics current Dec. 31, 2000)

Official name: Jumhurii Tojikistan (Republic of Tajikistan).

Chief of state: President.

Head of government: Prime Minister.

Capital: Dushanbe.

Official language: Tajik (Tojik).

Official religion: none.

Monetary unit: Tajik ruble.

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

Urban-rural (1995): urban 28.3%; rural 71.7%.

Ethnic composition: Tajik 64.9%; Uzbek 25%; Russian 3.5% (declined rapidly in past decade due to emigration); other 6.6%.

Religious affiliation (1995): Sunni Muslim 80.0%; Shi'i Muslim 5.0%; Russian Orthodox 1.5%; Jewish 0.1%; other (mostly nonreligious) 13.4%.

Major cities (1989): Dushanbe 582,400; Khujand (formerly Leninabad) 164,500; Kulob 79,300; Qurghonteppa 58,400; Urateppa 47,700.

Divorce rate per 1,000 population (1994): 0.8.

Life expectancy at birth (2001 est.): male 61.09 years; female 67.42 years; total pop. 64.18 years.

Population below poverty line: 80% (2000 est.).

Sources:

Encyclopedia Britannica

www.countryreports.org