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Tajikistan’s Troubles: Corruption and Poverty in Central Asia
July 14, 2025, 4:39 pm EDT
Tajikistan, a 140,000-square-kilometer nation in Central Asia, grapples with stark poverty and systemic corruption. A surreal 2016 scandal saw billions in state funds vanish after being allocated to construction projects—exposing the grim reality of one of Asia’s poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of just $1,271.
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