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Country (long form) none
Capital Ashgabat
Total Area 188,456.46 sq mi
488,100.00 sq km
(slightly larger than California)
Population 4,603,244 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050 9,626,193
Languages Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
Literacy 98.0% total, 99.0% male, 97% female (1989 est.)
Religions Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Life Expectancy 57.43 male, 64.76 female (2001 est.)
Government Type republic
Currency 1 Turkmen manat (TMM) = 100 tenesi
GDP (per capita) $4,300 (2000 est.)
Industry natural gas, oil, petroleum products, textiles, food processing
Agriculture cotton, grain; livestock
Arable Land 3%
Natural Resources petroleum, natural gas, coal, sulfur, salt

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