Tajikistan
Asia · Capital: Dushanbe
Tajikistan is a country in Asia, home to about 10.2 million people across 144,100 km². Its capital is Dushanbe. It is landlocked sharing land borders with 4 countries.
Key facts
Capital
Dushanbe
Region
Asia
Population
~10.2 million people
Area
144,100 km²
Density
71 people per km²
Coastline
Landlocked
Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Drives on the
Right
Language
Tajik
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
7,495 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Flag colors
red, white, green, yellow
Flag features
at least one star
Land borders (4)
Afghanistan
China
Kyrgyzstan
UzbekistanTajikistan in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Tajikistan is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 21 claims from the pool that are true of Tajikistan, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Its name ends with “-stan”1 of 7
- Its capital city's name begins with “D”1 of 9
- Its name begins with “T”1 of 12
- Borders China1 of 14
- Has a peak higher than 5,000 m1 of 27
- Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
- Is landlocked1 of 44
- Is in Asia1 of 48
- Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
- Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
- Its flag features a star1 of 67
- Its flag contains green1 of 83
- Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
- Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
- Has exactly one official language1 of 130
- Drives on the right1 of 141
- Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
- Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
- Its flag contains red1 of 152
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177