Afghanistan • China (Taxkorgan)1 • Georgia ( South Ossetia2) • Iran • Iraq ( Kurdistan) • Russia ( North Ossetia-Alania) • Pakistan (North-West Frontier Province and Balochistan) • Tajikistan • Uzbekistan (1.3 million[1] to 11 million[2] Tajiks)
(1) Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, officially recognised minority in the People's Republic of China. (2) South Ossetia is a self-proclaimed republic within the internationally recognized borders of Georgia. It is presently not recognized by any country.