Tajikistan

Key facts

How Tajikistan ranks

• 6th highest peak of any country, at 7,495 m.

Every ranking is computed from the facts above — see the full record tables.

Which countries border Tajikistan?4

• Afghanistan
• China
• Kyrgyzstan
• Uzbekistan

Tajikistan in the game

Every puzzle gives three clues that exactly one country satisfies. Tajikistan is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 25 clues from the pool that are true of Tajikistan, rarest first — the fewer countries share a clue, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name ends with “-stan”1 of 7
• Its name begins with “T”1 of 12
• Borders China1 of 14
• Has a peak higher than 5,000 m1 of 27
• Has a higher peak than anywhere in France1 of 29
• Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
• Is landlocked1 of 44
• Has a higher peak than anywhere in Japan1 of 46
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Every country it borders is larger than it1 of 51
• Shares no official language with any of its neighbours1 of 54
• Lies further north than Japan1 of 58
• Borders a country more than ten times its size1 of 59
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Borders a country of more than 100 million people1 of 66
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Lies further north than Egypt1 of 76
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Borders a landlocked country1 of 88
• 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

Common questions about Tajikistan

Which countries border Tajikistan?

Tajikistan shares a land border with 4 countries: Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

What is the capital of Tajikistan?

The capital of Tajikistan is Dushanbe.

Is Tajikistan landlocked?

Yes. Tajikistan is landlocked, with no coastline on any ocean or sea.

What language is spoken in Tajikistan?

Tajikistan has one official language, Tajik.