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  • Population......................................................................7,320,815 (July 2006 est.)
  • Population growth rate .............................................................2.19% (2006 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................32.65 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
  • Death rate................................................8.25 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
  • Net migration rate...............................-2.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
  • Ethnic groups...............................................Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census)

Tajikistan: From Refugee Sender to Labor Exporter
One of the poorest countries in Central Asia and a former Soviet Republic, Tajikistan has dealt with Afghan refugees, experienced outward flows of ethnic Russians since its independence, and seen thousands of ethnic Tajiks leave for temporary employment in Russia. MPI's Aaron Erlich investigates the migration issues facing this understudied country.
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