Official name: Turkmenistan
Head of State: President H.E. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
National Day: 27th of October
Capital: Ashkhabad
Area: 491,200 sq. km
borders: 3,736 km
Border countries:

Afghanistan 744 km, Iran 992 km, Kazakhstan 379 km, Uzbekistan 1,621 km
Coast line:

None (landlocked)
(Note: Turkmenistan borders with the Caspian Sea 1768 km)
Climate: Sub-tropical desert
Natural resources:

Oil, natural gas, coal, sulphur,  salt
Land use:
Arable land: 3.47%
Hay-mowing land:  0.02%
Meadows and pastures:  78.6%
Other:  18.1%
Irrigated land:  1,788 thousand hectares (1998)
Agricultural products: Cotton, cereals, cattle
Population: 88.1 % (2005)
Population growth rate: 3.52% (2000)
Ethnic composition:
Turkmens 77%
Russians 6.7%
Uzbeks 9.2%
Kazakhs 2%
Others: 5.1%
Religions:
Muslim 87%
Russian Orthodox 11%
Others 2%
Languages:

Turkmen (more than 80%), Russian, Uzbek and Kazakh

Literacy:
Total 88.1 % (2005)

Currency :

Manat(TMM)
Exchange rate (TMM/US$): 5200.00  TMM/US$ Annual Average (2005)
GDP: 17174 Million US$ (2005)
GDP per capita : 2624 US$ (2005)
GDP Growth rate: 9.6 % (2005)
Inflation rate : 10.5 % (2005)
Unemployment rate: 2.5 % (2003)
Total Imports: 4364 million US $ (2005)
Total Exports: 6174 million US $ (2005)
Foreign Direct Investment: 61.5 million US $ (2005)
Total External Debt : 1007million US $ (2005)
Industries:

Gas, oil products, textile, food

Transportation (1997):
Railways: 2,312 km general purpose
Highways: 13,597 km
Waterways:

Amudarya river is a major inland water transport line.

Ports:  Turkmenbashi (Krasnowodsk)
Air-strips:  64

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