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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
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| Capital | name: Ashgabat (Ashkhabad) geographic coordinates: 37 57 N, 58 23 E time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 5,097,028 (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | +5 |
| Location | Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan see map |
| Area | total: 488,100 sq km land: 488,100 sq km water: NEGL |
| Ethnic groups | Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003) |
| Religions | Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2% |
| Languages | Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7% |
| Government type | republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 27 October (1991) |
| Constitution | adopted 18 May 1992 |
| Legal system | based on civil law system |
| Background | Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1924. It achieved independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves could prove a boon to this underdeveloped country if extraction and delivery projects were to be expanded. The Turkmenistan Government is actively seeking to develop alternative petroleum transportation routes to break Russia's pipeline monopoly. President for Life Saparmurat NIYAZOV died in December 2006, and Turkmenistan held its first multi-candidate presidential electoral process in February 2007. Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMMEDOV, a former NIYAZOV aide, emerged as the country's new president. |
| Internet country code | .tm |
