Tajikistan 2007
According to ezinereligion, in 2007, Tajikistan had a population of around 7 million people and a GDP of $5.5 billion. The economy was mainly based on agriculture, mining and remittances from Tajik workers abroad. Tajikistan had strong ties with its Central Asian neighbors as well as Russia and China. Politically, the country was under the rule of President Emomali Rahmon who came to power in 1994 through a referendum and has since been re-elected several times in controversial elections which have been criticized by international observers as being rigged. In terms of foreign relations, Tajikistan largely maintained good relations with its neighboring countries while also maintaining strong ties with Russia and China. It also maintained diplomatic ties with the United States but these ties deteriorated significantly after the US invasion…