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Landlocked and poor in natural resources, Tajikistan remains the poorest and least developed of the former Soviet republics, with half of the inhabitants living on less than US$2 a day. Many Tajiks have emigrated to Russia or Kazakhstan , and the large amounts of money they send back home make Tajikistan one of the more remittance -dependent ...
The culture of Tajikistan has developed over several thousand years. Tajik culture can be divided into two areas, Metropolitan and Kuhiston (Highland). Modern city centres include Dushanbe (the capital), Khudjand , Kulob , and Panjikent .
Lack of education, resources, cultural norms, and government enforcement, have been factors in women not reporting these crimes. [4] Another issue is the landscape of Tajikistan: 93% of the region is mountainous. [3] The poor infrastructure and isolated villages is a contribution in the difficulty of changing the ideas surrounding genders. [7]
Human rights in Tajikistan, a country in Central Asia, have become an issue of international concern.The access to basic human rights remains limited, with corruption in the government and the systematic abuse of the human rights of its citizens slowing down the progress of democratic and social reform in the country.
Tajikistan is one of the poorest states of the former Soviet sphere. It is a largely rural and agricultural country: as of 2015, only 26.8% of the total population lived in urban areas. The country experienced a very turbulent period in the 1990s, after the fall of the Soviet Union, with the 1992-97 civil war severely damaging its already weak ...
The economy of Tajikistan is dependent upon agriculture and services. [14] Since independence, Tajikistan has gradually followed the path of transition economy , reforming its economic policies. With foreign revenue precariously dependent upon exports of cotton and aluminium , the economy is highly vulnerable to external shocks.
Tajikistan, [a] officially the Republic of Tajikistan, [b] is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital and most populous city. Tajikistan is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. It is separated from Pakistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. It has a ...
Pages in category "Social issues in Tajikistan" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. P. Prostitution in Tajikistan