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Country
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Turkmenistan |
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Leader
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President: Marcus Stephen
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President: Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov
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Population
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9,378
| 5,054,828
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Life Expectancy
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65.700 years
| 68.840 years
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Capital City
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| Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
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Largest city
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| (population: ) | Ashgabat (population: 727,700) |
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Human Development Index
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0
| 0.728
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| GDP per capita |
| $7,900 US
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Literacy Rate
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%
| 98.8%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 1.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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0%
| 16%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 60.000%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
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Independence date
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| 27 October 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
| Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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| Languages |
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
| Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
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| Exports |
| gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber
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| External Debt |
| $524,700,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| Turkmen manat (TMM) per US dollar - 14,250 (as of 1 May 2008 est.)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 3.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
| Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
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| Area |
21 km sq
| 488,100 km sq
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| Coastline |
30 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
| subtropical desert
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