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Country
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Turkmenistan |
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Leader
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President: Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov
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Population
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5,054,828
| 32,140
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Life Expectancy
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68.840 years
| 83.070 years
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Capital City
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Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
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Largest city
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| Ashgabat (population: 727,700) | San Marino (population: 29,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.728
| 0
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| GDP per capita |
$7,900 US
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Literacy Rate
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98.8%
| 96%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.8
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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16%
| 11.7%
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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; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
| republic
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Independence date
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27 October 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
| Roman Catholic
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| Languages |
Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
| Italian
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| Exports |
gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber
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| External Debt |
$524,700,000 $
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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 |
Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan
| Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
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| Area |
488,100 km sq
| 61 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
subtropical desert
| Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
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