Tajikistan

Basic facts about Tajikistan Internet searching tools (search engines, internet guides, etc.) Area study centers     (teaching and research) Associations     (professional, non-governmental, international, local) Communications     (incl. computer and Internet issues) Culture, fine arts, entertainment Current events and media Economy     (incl. business and finances) Education Geography and travel     (incl. cities, maps, transportation, etc.) Government Grants Health and fitness     (incl. medicine, sports, etc.) History     (incl. genealogy, etc.) Language     (incl. dictionaries) Law Libraries and archives Literature     (incl. books online and book vendors) People     (biography) Politics     (incl. international relations, military affairs and US policies) Religions Science and technology     (incl. environmental issues) Society     (incl. human rights, women issues, etc.) Statistics

Basic country information

• US Department of State Background Note: Tajikistan Basic facts about Tajikistan: geography, population, history, economy, etc.
• Tajikistan (an online introduction to Tajikistan, with basic facts on its economy, defence, geography, government, history and people)
• U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Tajikistan (an excellent starting point for learning about the country; includes facts-at-a-glance and sections on ethnicity, religion, and culture; early to modern history; geography, government, and the economy)
• The World Factbook - Tajikistan, (by CIA; covers geographical data, information on population, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues)
• Infoplease - Tajikistan (basic data on geography, government and history plus basic statistics)
• Flags of the World: Tajikistan (the page contains infromation on the current state flag and the coat of arms as well as historical flags and their history)

Internet searching tools (search engines, directories, etc.)

• REESWeb: Russian and East European Studies, Internet Resources, (search by entering "Tajikistan")
• Tajikistan Development Gateway (News and information server and an internet directory)

Area study centers (academic and research)

(To find more on this topic please visit the Central Asia resource page section Area Study Centers)

• Less Commonly Taught Languages Database (provided by the University fo Minnesota; to receive a list of post-secondary institutions where Tajik it is taught, enter "tajiki" under Language" or select it from a clickable language list)
• UCLA Language Materials: Teaching Resources for Less Commonly Taught Languages (select "Tajik"; the site has separate searches for the list of printed reference resources and a list of academic institutions)

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Associations (professional, non-governmental, international, local)

• United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (the site offers information on the 1997-2000 mission)
• Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation - Tajikistan (the latest Foundation activity report and links to information about Tajikistan and the official site of the Foundation)
• List of non-profit organizations in Tajikistan (from Idealist.org, a non-profit directory online; choose "Tajikistan" from the country menu and hit "Search")
• Red Crescent and Red Cross Society of Tajikistan (the page contains the society's contact information, profile and news)

Communications (incl. computer and Internet issues)

• Tajikistan Internet Access Provider List (part of the Internet directory maintained by B. J. Herbison)
• NSRC Tajikistan (information on Internet service providers and telecommunications issues from the Network Startup Resource Center; select "Tajikistan" from the list of countries)

Culture, fine arts and entertainment

• Internews Tajikistan (a result of an IREX-sponsored project on training and development programs for selected media and the industry in Tajikistan)
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty : Tajik Service (daily news, analytical reports and basic facts about Tajikistan; in Tajik and English)
• Tajikistan Media News A daily collection of articles that contain information on Tajikistan

• Tajikistan Portfolio Overview (the official regional overview by the United States Agency for International Development - Central Asia Region)

• Tajikistan - Consular Information Sheet (from the U. S. State Department; contains the essential information on the country for travellers, including travel warnings)
• Lonely Planet World Guide: Destination Tajikistan (an excellent source of information for travellers)
• Tajikistan Maps (from the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas at Austin; the page lists dozens of maps of various formats; includes links to other Tajikistan map sites)

• Governments on the WWW: Tajikistan (a collection of links related to the government of the country)
• The President of the Republic of Tajikistan (an official site)

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Grants

(To find more grant giving organizations please visit the general resource page section Grants)

• IREX in Tajikistan (description of the available grants and completed projects)

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• World Health Organization: Country Infomation - Tajikistan (the page contains basic statistics and WHO reports on health and the health care system in Tajikistan)
• Red Cross Red Crescent: Field Operations in Tajikistan (the page contains the Society's contact information, profile and news)

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• World History Archives : the History of Tajikistan (a database that contains documents on the political, economic, social and cultural history of the country)

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• Ethnologue: report for Tajikistan (brief sociolinguistic descriptions of languages of Tajikistan)
• UCLA Language Materials: Teaching Resources for Less Commonly Taught Languages (select "Tajik"; the site has separate searches for the list of printed reference resources and a list of academic institutions with the Tajik studies program)

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• Guide to Law Online: Tajikistan (a resource guide from the Law Library of Congress; lists WWW resources on the country's constitution, its executive, judicial and legislative branches, as well as legal guides and general sources)

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• SIBMAS, International directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions: Dushanbe, Tajikistan (a web directory of libraries and archives)

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• Poetry history (a short overview of the history of the Tajik literature)

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• International Foundation for Election Systems: Tajikistan (a project by IFES, and NGO providing technical assistance to emerging democracies that are seeking complete and fair election systems)

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• International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Tajikistan (produced by the US Department of State)

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• Maps of the Mineral Industry of Tajikistan(from Europe and Central Eurasia : minerals information, by U.S. Geological Survey)

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• Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Tajikistan (the site offers contact data, terms of reference, functions and mandate, and main activities)
• 2001 Country Report on Human Rights Practices : Tajikistan (Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State, March 4, 2002)
• UNHCR Statistics (to find statistical reports on population, human rights, etc. related to Tajikistan enter "Tajikistan" in the search window in the top right cornet of the page and mark "Restrict to Statistics")
• Amnesty International - Library - Countries (for the AI annual reports and news items on Tajikistan select "Tajikistan" from the country index)

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• UNICEF Statistics: Tajikistan (basic children-related statistics)
• UNHCR Statistics (to find statistical reports on population, human rights, etc. related to Tajikistan enter "Tajikistan" in the search window in the top right cornet of the page and mark "Restrict to Statistics")

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