Tajikistan Official Title: Republic of General Information: Capital Dushanbe Population (million) 9n.1/a1 Total Area 143,100 km² Currency 1 CAN$=7.152 Somoni (TJS) (2018 - Annual average) National Holiday September 9, National Day / Independence Day (1991) Language(s) Tajik, Russian, Uzbek

Political Information: Type of State Republic Type of Government Presidential republic with democratic structures.. Bicameral Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli) with a 34-seat National Assembly (Majlisi Milliy) & a 63-seat Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Mamoyandogan -lower chamber). Prime Minister and Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the President and approved by the Supreme Assembly. Administrative regions: 2 provinces Bilateral Product trade and 1 autonomous province. Governing party: People's Democratic Party. Canada - Tajikistan 16 14 Balance 12 Head of State Head of Government 10 Can.

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Kokhir Rasulzoda l Can. l i 6 Imports M 4 Total Trade Ministers: Foreign Affairs: Sirojiddin Aslov 2 Finance: Abdusalom Qurbonov 0 Economic Development and Trade: Nematullo Hikmatullozoda 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Statistics Canada Main Political Parties People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT), Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT), Canadian Imports Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) from: Tajikistan

Assembly of Representatives: PDPT (51), CPT (2), DPT (1), other (9) B ase M et al Prod. National Assembly: PDPT (29), CPT (2), Indep. (3) M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod . Text iles Pro d.

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Foo d Prod. Elections: Pnre/asident (7 year term): next in Nov. 2020. National Ass. and Assembly of Rep. (each 5 year term). Next parliamentary: 2020. V eg . Prod . 2019 Plast ics, R ubber Economic Information: (2018) IMF Statistics Canada Tajikistan Canada GDP: (billion) $9n./7a7 $2,222.58 Canadian Exports GDP per capita: $1,072n./4a3 $60,078.85 to: Tajikistan GDP Growth rate: (%) 7n.0/a0 1.83 F ood Pro d . Inflation: (%) 3n.8/a5 2.24 Specialized Inst . Unemployment: (%) n/a 5.83 V ehicles and Eq uip . Product Trade and Investment: (2019) Statistics Canada M ach. M ech. Elec. Canadian Exports: $2,170,8n1/a5 Prod. Canadian Imports: $248,9n7/a3 V eg. Pro d . Foreign Direct Investment in Canada (2018) n/a (million) Paper Pro d . 2019 Canadian Direct Investment to country (2018) n/a (million) Glass & St o ne Pro d . Statistics Canada Representation: Sources: Statistics/Industry Canada Foreign Representation in Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Ambassador (unaccredited) Farhod Salim IMF http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad Ambassador Nicholas Brousseau

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