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| Country (long form) |
: Republic of Turkmenistan |
| Capital |
: Ashgabat |
| Total Area |
: 188,456.46 sq mi (488,100.00 sq km) |
| Population |
: 4,603,244 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population
in 2050 |
: 9,626,193 |
| Languages |
: Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7% |
| Literacy |
: 98.0% total, 99.0% male, 97% female (1989 est.) |
| Religions |
: Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2% |
| Life Expectancy |
: 57.43 male, 64.76 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: republic |
| Currency |
: 1 Turkmen manat (TMM) = 100 tenesi |
| GDP (per capita) |
: $4,300 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: natural gas, oil, petroleum products, textiles, food processing |
| Agriculture |
: cotton, grain; livestock |
| Arable Land |
: 3% |
| Natural Resources |
: petroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt |
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