Tajik SSR
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| State motto: Пролетарҳои ҳамаи мамлакатҳо, як шавед! | |||||
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| Official language | None. | ||||
| Capital | Dushanbe | ||||
| Chairman of the Supreme Council | Rakhmon Nabiyev (at independence) | ||||
| Established In the USSR: - Since - Until | October 14 1924 October 14 1924 December 26 1991 | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 8th in former Soviet Union 143,100 km² -- | ||||
| Population | Ranked 8th in the former Soviet Union
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| Currency | Ruble (сўм) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC + 5 | ||||
| Anthem | Anthem of Tadzhik SSR | ||||
The Tajik SSR was the name given to Tajikistan when it was part of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1991. Established on October 14 1924, initially it was called Tajik ASSR ("A"-for Autonomous) and was a part of Uzbek SSR. On December 5 1929 it was transformed into Tajik SSR and became a separate republic of the USSR. On September 9 1991 it was renamed into Republic of Tajikistan.
