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Tajikistan - Government

Based on the etymolgy of Tajikistan, it was the Persian suffix "-stan" means "place of" or "country," so the word Tajikistan literally means "Land of the Tajik [people]". The Government system in this country is the presidential republic type and the different Administrative divisions includes: 2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor), 1 capital region** (viloyati poytakht), and 1 area referred to as Districts Under Republic Administration***; Dushanbe**, Khatlon (Bokhtar), Kuhistoni Badakhshon [Gorno-Badakhshan]* (Khorugh), Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhuri***, Sughd (Khujand)

National symbols

Crown surmounted by an arc of seven, five-pointed stars; snow leopard; national colors: red, white, green.

The flag

The National flag of Tajikistan has three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in the center of the white stripe; red represents the sun, victory, and the unity of the nation, white stands for purity, cotton, and mountain snows, while green is the color of Islam and the bounty of nature; the crown symbolizes the Tajik people; the seven stars signify the Tajik magic number "seven" - a symbol of perfection and the embodiment of happiness.

The National Anthem

Title	"Surudi milli" (National Anthem)
Lyric/music	Gulnazar KELDI/Sulaimon YUDAKOV

note: adopted 1991; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan kept the music of the anthem from its time as a Soviet republic but adopted new lyrics

More about the government of Tajikistan

Constitution
Date of Independence	9 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
National holiday	Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)
Legal system	civil law system
International law organization participation	has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
History	Several previous; latest adopted 6 November 1994
Amendments	Proposed by the president of the republic or by at least one third of the total membership of both houses of the Supreme Assembly; adoption of any amendment requires a referendum, which includes approval of the president or approval by at least two-thirds majority of the Assembly of Representatives; passage in a referendum requires participation of an absolute majority of eligible voters and an absolute majority of votes; constitutional articles, including Tajikistan’s form of government, its territory, and its democratic nature, cannot be amended; amended 1999, 2003, 2016
Citizenship
Citizenship by birth	no
Citizenship by descent only	at least one parent must be a citizen of Tajikistan
Dual citizenship recognized	no
Residency requirement for naturalization	5 years or 3 years of continuous residence prior to application
Executive Branch
Chief of state	President Emomali RAHMON (since 6 November 1994; head of state and Supreme Assembly Chairman since 19 November 1992)
Head of government	Prime Minister Qohir RASULZODA (since 23 November 2013)
Cabinet	Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly
Elections/appointments	president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (two-term limit); however, as the "Leader of the Nation" President RAHMON can run an unlimited number of times; election last held on 11 October 2020 (next to be held in 2027); prime minister appointed by the president
Election results	2020: Emomali RAHMON reelected president; percent of vote - Emomali RAHMON (PDPT) 92.1%, Rustam LATIFZODA (APT) 3.1%, and other 4.8% 2013: Emomali RAHMOND reelected president; percent of vote - Emomali RAHMOND (PDPT) 84%, Ismoil TALBAKOV CPT) 5%, other 11%
Legislative branch
Description	Bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of: National Assembly or Majlisi Milli (34 seats; 25 members indirectly elected by local representative assemblies or majlisi, 8 appointed by the president, and 1 reserved for each living former president; members serve 5-year terms) Assembly of Representatives or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; 41 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by 2-round absolute majority vote and 22 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by closed-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)
Elections	National Assembly - last held on 1 March 2020 (next to be held in 2025) Assembly of Representatives - last held on 1 March 2020 (next to be held in 2025)
Election results	National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDPT 47, APT 7, PERT 5, CPT 2, DPT1, SPT 1; composition - men 19, women 6, percentage women 24% Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 50.4%, PERT 16.6%, APT 16.5%, SPT 5.2%, DPT 5.1%, CPT 3.1%, other 3.1%; seats by party - PDPT 47, APT 7, PERT 5, CPT 2, SPT 1, DPT 1; composition - men 48, women 15, percentage women 23.8%; total Supreme Assembly percentage women 27%
Judicial branch
Highest court(s)	Supreme Court (consists of the chairman, deputy chairmen, and 34 judges organized into civil, family, criminal, administrative offense, and military chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of the court chairman, deputy chairman, and 5 judges); High Economic Court (consists of 16 judicial positions)
Judge selection and term of office	Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, and High Economic Court judges nominated by the president and approved by the National Assembly; judges of all 3 courts appointed for 10-year renewable terms with no term limits, but the last appointment must occur before the age of 65
Subordinate courts	Regional and district courts; Dushanbe City Court; viloyat (province level) courts; Court of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
Diplomatic representation in the US
Chief of mission	Ambassador Farrukh HAMRALIZODA (since 17 February 2021)
Chancery	1005 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037
Telephone	[1] (202) 223-6090
FAX	[1] (202) 223-6091
Email address and website	[email protected] https://mfa.tj/en/washington
Diplomatic representation from the US
Chief of mission	Ambassador Manuel P. MICALLER Jr. (since 9 March 2023)
Embassy	109-A Ismoili Somoni Avenue (Zarafshon district), Dushanbe 734019
Mailing address	7090 Dushanbe Place, Washington DC 20521-7090
Telephone	[992] (37) 229-20-00
FAX	[992] (37) 229-20-50
Email address and website	[email protected] https://tj.usembassy.gov/
National heritage
Total World Heritage Sites	4 (2 cultural, 2 natural)
Selected World Heritage Site locales	Proto-urban Site of Sarazm (c); Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) (n); Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor (c); Tugay forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve (n)