Property for sale in Tajikistan

Is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe means "Monday" in Tajik, and the name reflects the fact that the city grew on the site of a village that originally was a popular Monday marketplace.

Is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east. Tajikistan also lies adjacent to Pakistan but is separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor.

Tajikistan is the poorest and least stable country in Central Asia. Its five year civil war forced over one-tenth of the population to leave the country, ended in 1997, leaving Tajikistan's economy in ruins. Its economy is now growing rapidly due to cotton exports.

Tajikistan's significant challenges are reflected in its significantly weaker than average scores in business freedom, monetary freedom, investment freedom, financial freedom, property rights, and freedom from corruption. The regulatory environment is not protective of business, and laws are both restrictive and inconsistent Tajikistan is rated one of the world's 20 most corrupt nations, and corruption seeps into most aspects of official life, from the courts to customs.

This war-torn and poor country doesn't allow private ownership of land even to its citizens. It allows leases up to ten years only. Most of the available rental space is occupied by foreign journalists covering the war in neighboring Afghanistan.

Protection of private property for sale in Tajikistan is weak. Judicial corruption is widespread, and the courts are sensitive to pressure from the government and paramilitary groups. In 2006, the authorities revived a Soviet-era plan for the reconstruction of Dushanbe, the capital. In the process, they have threatened to expropriate the property of thousands of families. Many residents and small businesses already have been resettled on land of unequal value, often on the outskirts of the city's center. Tajikistan's weak enforcement regime lacks criminal penalties for violations of intellectual property rights.