Statistics for Tajikistan Country Quiz

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Religion practiced by 98% of the population	Islam	97%
Country from which Tajikistan gained its independence in 1991	Soviet Union	95%
Ancient trade route which passed through the area	{Silk} Road	94%
Name one of the two countries that has a higher average elevation than Tajikistan	Bhutan \| Nepal	92%
Of the four countries bordering Tajikistan, the only one that doesn't end in "Stan"	China	91%
The other lingua franca of Tajikistan	Russian	91%
Like its neighbor Afghanistan, Tajikistan is a center for the production of this illegal drug	Heroin	89%
Region in which Tajikistan lies	{Central} Asia	86%
Capital of Tajikistan	Dushanbe	76%
Tajikistan is home to the longest _____ outside of polar regions	Glacier	62%
Tajik, the official language of Tajikistan, is a dialect of ....	Persian	61%
Former name of the above (hint: a brutal dictator)	{Stalin}abad	59%
"R" word that refers to financial transfers from expat workers to their home country (which comprise 47% of Tajikistan's GDP)	Remittance	29%
Term for the struggle between Great Britain and Russia for control of this area during the 19th century	The Great {Game}	28%