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Official name:
Turkmenistan
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Head of State:
President H.E. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
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National Day:
27th of October
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Capital:
Ashkhabad
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Area:
491,200 sq. km
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Land boundaries:
3,736 km
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Border countries:
Afghanistan 744 km, Iran 992 km, Kazakhstan 379 km, Uzbekistan 1,621 km
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Coastline:
None (landlocked)
(Note: Turkmenistan borders with the Caspian Sea 1768 km)
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Climate:
Sub-tropical desert
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Natural resources:
Oil, natural gas, coal, sulphur, salt
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Land use (1998):
Meadows and pastures:
78.6%
Irrigated land:
1,788 thousand hectares (1998)
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Population:
88.1 % (2005)
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Population growth rate:
3.52% (2000)
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Religions:
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Languages:
Turkmen (more than 80%), Russian, Uzbek and Kazakh
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Literacy:
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Currency:
Manat (TMM)
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Exchange Rate (TMM/US$):
5200.00 TMM/US$ Annual Average (2005)
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GDP:
17174 Million US$ (2005)
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GDP per capita:
2624 US$ (2005)
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GDP growth rate:
9.6 % (2005)
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Total Imports :
4364 million US $ (2005)
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Total Exports :
6174 million US $ (2005)
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Foreign Direct Investment :
61.5 million US $ (2005)
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Total External Debt :
1007million US $ (2005)
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Inflation Rate:
10.5 % (2005)
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Unemployment Rate:
2.5 % (2003)
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Industries:
Gas, oil products, textile, food
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Electricity (1997):
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Transportation :
Railways:
2,312 km general purpose
Waterways:
Amudarya river is a major inland water transport line.
Ports:
Turkmenbashi (Krasnowodsk)
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Agricultural products:
Cotton, cereals, cattle
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Ethnic composition:
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