CONSTITUTION
OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
PREAMBLE
WE, THE PEOPLE OF TAJIKISTAN,
as an inseparable part of the world community;
recognize our responsibility and duty before past, present, and future
generations;
understanding the necessity of providing the sovereignty, and development of
our state;
asserting human rights and liberties;
recognizing the equality of rights and friendship of all nationalities and
peoples;
make our aim to built the just society;
HEREBY ADOPT AND DECLARE THIS CONSTITUTION.
CHAPTER ONE
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE
CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM
Article 1. The Republic of Tajikistan shall be a sovereign, democratic, lawbased, secular, and unitary state.
Being social oriented state Tajikistan shall provide relevant living conditions
for every person.
The names "Republic of Tajikistan" and "Tajikistan" shall be equivalent.
Article 2. The state language of Tajikistan shall be Tajik.
Russian shall be the language of international communication.
All nationalities and peoples living on the territory of the republic shall have
the right to use their mother tongue.
Article 3. The state symbols of the Republic of Tajikistan shall be the Flag,
Emblem, and Hymn.
Article 4. The capital of Tajikistan shall be the city of Dushanbe.
Article 5. Man, bis rights and liberties shall be the supreme value.
The life, honor, dignity, and other natural human rights shall be inviolable.
The rights and liberties of the man and citizens shall be recognized, observed
and protected by the state.