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Tajikistan

Central Asia

Capital
Dushanbe
Population
9.5 million (2021)
Currency
Tajikistani Somoni TJS
Plugs
CFI 220 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Tajikistan highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type C socket, as found in Tajikistan Type C Type F socket, as found in Tajikistan Type F

Tajikistan uses Types C and F sockets; Type I is also found. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.

At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

TJS Tajikistani Somoni TJS

Average in 2025: 1 USD = 10.02 TJS (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.

Price level 32 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Tajikistan are about 32% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Tajikofficial100%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Tajikistan is on UTC+5, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Tajikistan drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

12 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

November 2026

  • Constitution Day

January 2027

  • New Year's Day

March 2027

  • Mother's Day
  • Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
  • International Nowruz Day
  • International Nowruz Day
  • International Nowruz Day
  • International Nowruz Day

May 2027

  • Victory Day
  • Eid al-Adha (estimated)

June 2027

  • National Unity Day

September 2027

  • Independence Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 2 Exercise increased caution

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Tajikistan.

Updated 2026-08-19. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+992
Internet domain
.tj
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Wikipedia
Coat of arms or emblem of Tajikistan
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Flag: Flag of Tajikistan.svg, Public domain. Arms: Emblem of Tajikistan.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.