Tajikistan

From Gothpoodle

• Population: 24 million
• Aspects: Unstable, Controlled, Poor, Third Wave

Tajikistan has traditionally fallen into the Russian sphere of influence, but the current government has been negotiating with China for military and economic aid. Both Russia and the Zarubayev regime in Kazakstan are likely to intervene if the Dushanbe government shows signs of moving too close to Beijing.