Industries: aluminum, zinc, lead, chemicals and fertilizers, cement,
vegetable oil, metal-cutting machine tools, refrigerators and freezers
Agriculture: cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep
and goats
Illicit drugs: illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly
for CIS consumption; used as transshipment points for illicit drugs
from Southwest Asia to Western Europe and North America
Economic aid:
recipient: Russia and Uzbekistan reportedly provided substantial
general assistance throughout 1993 and 1994; Western aid and credits
promised through the end of 1993 were $700 million but disbursements
were only $104 million; large scale development loans await IMF
approval of a reform and stabilization plan
Currency: 1 ruble (R) = 100 kopeks; Tajikistan uses the Russian ruble as its currency by agreement with Russia; government has plans to introduce its own currency, the Tajik ruble, in 1995
Exchange rates: NA
Fiscal year: calendar year
@Tajikistan:Transportation
Railroads:
total: 480 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial
lines (1990)
Highways: total: 29,900 km paved: 21,400 km unpaved: earth 8,500 km (1990)