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Turkmenistan Travel Guide

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Full Name

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Former Name

Soviet Socialist Republic

Capital City

Ashgabat

Government Type

republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch

Climate

subtropical desert

Geography

landlocked; the western and central low-lying, desolate portions of the country make up the great Garagum (Kara-Kum) desert, which occupies over 80% of the country; eastern part is plateau

Languages

Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%

History

Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1924. It achieved its independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. President NIYAZOV retains absolute control over the country and opposition is not tolerated. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves could prove a boon to this underdeveloped country if extraction and delivery projects were to be expanded. The Turkmenistan Government is actively seeking to develop alternative petroleum transportation routes in order to break Russia's pipeline monopoly.

Currency

Turkmenistan Manats (TMM)

Ashkhabad

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