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• Religions: Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (estimates)

• Time Zone: Tajikistan is nine hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). When it is
noon in Washington D.C., it is 9pm in Dushanbe.

National Holidays: Tajikistan

In addition to the holidays listed below, 03/21 Navruz
Tajikistan celebrates a number of national
05/01 Labor Day/May Day
holidays that follow a lunar calendar, such
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out if you will be traveling during these
holidays, please visit www.timeanddate. 06/27 Day of National Unity
com/holidays.
09/09 Independence Day
01/01 New Year’s Day
11/06 Constitution Day
03/08 International Women’s Day

Kazakstan

Facts & Figures

• Area: 1,049,150 square miles

• Capital: Astana

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• Ethnicities: Kazakh (Qazaq) 63.1%, Russian 23.7%, Uzbek 2.9%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Uighur
1.4%, Tatar 1.3%, German 1.1%, other 4.4%
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River in easternmost Europe

• Geography: Kazakhstan ranks as the ninth-largest country in the world, with an area
equivalent to that of Western Europe. With its western-most portion lying in Eastern
Europe, Kazakhstan is one of only six other transcontinental countries. Though parts
of the country are covered by desert, its climate and terrain are, overall, not as harsh as
either Uzbekistan’s of Turkmenistan’s. Important rivers include the Ili, the Syr Darya,
and the Ural Rivers.

• Population: 18,157,122

• Religions: Muslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (mainly Russian Orthodox), other 0.2%,
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• Time Zone: Kazakhstan is ten hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). When it is
noon in Washington D.C., it is 10pm in Astana.

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