Turkmenistan
Official name: |
Turkmenistan |
Capital City: |
Ashgabat |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
993 |
Population: |
4,149,283 (July 1996 |
Currency: |
the manat |
Spoken Languages: |
Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7% |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: natural gas, cotton, petroleum products, electricity, textiles, carpets |
Partners: Ukraine, Russia, Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Argentina Major Imports: |
Commodities: machinery and parts, grain and food, plastics and rubber, consumer durables, textiles |
Partners: Russia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Turkey Total Export: |
$1.9 billion to states outside the FSU (1995) |
Total Import: |
$777 million from states outside the FSU (1995) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$11.5 billion (1995 estimate as extrapolated from |
Per Capita Income: |
$2,820 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
98% |
Population Growth Rate: |
1.82% (1996 est.) |
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