Illicit drugs: illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy;
mostly for CIS consumption; used as transshipment point for illicit
drugs from Southwest Asia to Western Europe and North America
Exports: $707 million (1995)
commodities: cotton, aluminum, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles
partners: Russia, Kazakstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
Imports: $690 million (1995) commodities: fuel, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, textiles, foodstuffs partners: Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan
External debt: $635 million (of which $250 million to Russia)
(1995 est.)
Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $22 million (1993)
note: commitments, $885 million (disbursements $115 million)
(1992-95)
Currency: introduced its own currency, the Tajik ruble, in May 1995
Exchange rates: Tajik rubles per US$1 - 284 (January 1996)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Transportation ———————
Railways:
total: 480 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial
lines (1990)