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.

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