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Economy - overview:tajikistan has one of the lowest per capita gdps among the 15 former soviet republics. only 5% to 6% of the land area is arable. cotton is the most important crop. mineral resources. varied but limited in amount. include silver. gold. uranium. and tungsten. industry consists only of a large aluminum plant. hydropower facilities. and small obsolete factories mostly in light industry and food processing. the civil war (1992-97) severely damaged the already weak economic infrastructure and caused a sharp decline in industrial and agricultural production. even though 60% of its people continue to live in abject poverty. tajikistan has experienced steady economic growth since 1997. continued privatization of medium and large state-owned enterprises would further increase productivity. tajikistan's economic situation. however. remains fragile due to uneven implementation of structural reforms. weak governance. widespread unemployment. and the external debt burden. a debt restructuring agreement was reached with russia in december 2002. including an interest rate of 4%. a 3-year grace period. and a us $49.8 million credit to the central bank of tajikistan. tajikistan ranks third in the world in terms of water resources per head. a proposed investment to finish the hydropower dams rogun and sangtuda would substantially add to electricity production. if finished. rogun will be the world's tallest dam.

GDP (purchasing power parity) : $8.808 billion (2005 est.)

Inflation rate: 8% (2005 est.)

Labor force : 3.7 million (2003)

Industries: aluminum. zinc. lead. chemicals and fertilizers. cement. vegetable oil. metal-cutting machine tools. refrigerators and freezers

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Electricity - production: 15.41 billion kwh (2003)

Oil - production: 354.8 bbl/day (2003 est.)

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Exports: $950 million f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Imports : $1.25 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Currency (code) : somoni