AREA ................................................
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488.100
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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4.863.169 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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10,0 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Ashgabat
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Turkmen manat (TMM)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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4584 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,495 (107th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Vpadina Akchanaya -81 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Gora Ayribaba 3139 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.tm
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+993
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