Country
Turkmenistan
Leader
Population
5,113,040 85,293
Life Expectancy
69.160 years 82.580 years
Capital City
Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
Largest city
Ashgabat (population: 727,700) Andorra la Vella (population: 20,430)
Human Development Index
0.728 0 GDP per capita $8,500 US
Literacy Rate
98.8% 100%
Corruption Perception Index
1.8 NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16% 25% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 60.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished
Political System
republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives
Independence date
27 October 1991 (from Soviet Union) Religions Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2% Roman Catholic (predominant) Languages Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7% Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese Exports gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber External Debt $429,100,000 $ Exchange Rate Turkmen manat (TMM) per US dollar - 14,250 (as of 1 May 2008 est.) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.600% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain Area 488,100 km sq 468 km sq Coastline 0 km 0 km Climate subtropical desert temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
