page_title: Outline of Tajikistan
section_title: Environment of Tajikistan
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Tajikistan / Geography of Tajikistan / Environment of Tajikistan
caption_attribution_description: English: Image of Tajikistan based on a satellite picture. Esperanto: Bildo de Taĝikio bazita sur satelita bildo.
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tajikistan:
  Tajikistan – mountainous, landlocked, sovereign country located in Central Asia. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. Most of Tajikistan's population belongs to the Tajik ethnic group, who share culture and history with the Persian peoples and speak the Tajik language, a modern variety of Persian. Once part of the Samanid Empire, Tajikistan became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.
  After independence, Tajikistan suffered from a devastating civil war which lasted from 1992 to 1997. Since the end of the war, newly established political stability and foreign aid have allowed the country's economy to grow. Its natural resources such as cotton and aluminium have contributed greatly to this steady improvement, although observers have characterized the country as having few natural resources besides hydroelectric power and its strategic location.
context_section_description: Environment of Tajikistan
  Climate of Tajikistan
  Environmental issues in Tajikistan
  Wildlife of Tajikistan
  Fauna of Tajikistan
  Birds of Tajikistan
  Mammals of Tajikistan
caption: An enlargeable satellite image of Tajikistan
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