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Country
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Turkmenistan |
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Leader
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President: Manuel Pinto da Costa
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President: Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov
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Population
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183,176
| 5,054,828
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Life Expectancy
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63.490 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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| Sao Tome (population: 53,300) | Ashgabat (population: 727,700) |
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Human Development Index
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0.643
| 0.728
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| GDP per capita |
| $7,900 US
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Literacy Rate
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84.9%
| 98.8%
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.7
| 1.8
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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1.8%
| 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
| 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 |
Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
| Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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| Languages |
Portuguese (official)
| 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 |
Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
| Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
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| Area |
964 km sq
| 488,100 km sq
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| Coastline |
209 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
| subtropical desert
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