Tajikistan is a young independent state lying in the South-East part of Central Asia. It adjoins Uzbekistan and Kirgizstan on West and North, and borders on China on East and South. It has a land area of 143,000 square kilometres and a populations of about 6 million people (among them Tajiks make 62%, Uzbeks - 24%, Russians - 8% and others - 4%). A significant part of the population is young: approximately 50% are of age under 20. About 67% of the population lives in rural area. The vast majority of the population lives in well-irrigated valleys which enjoy a relatively mild climate. More