Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Republikasy

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LOCAL FACTS  Return to Top
Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
Form of government:
Population: 4,366,383
Total area: 488,100 sq. km
Languages: Turkmen (official)
Religions: Islam
Per capita GDP: $1,630 p.a. (1998)
Exports: $750m; oil and gas, light industry products
Literacy: 98% (1989)
Life expectancy: 61.1 years (64.9f, 57.5m)
Sources
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Turkmenistan
[U.S. Library of Congress] country study - Turkmenistan
[AsiaSource] country profiles maps and statistics - Turkmenistan - a resource of The Asia Society
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Turkmenistan - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather
[Nation by Nation] country data - Turkmenistan - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
[World Skip] country data - Turkmenistan
 
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LOCAL DIRECTORIES  Return to Top
Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
 
 
Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
Governments on the WWW - Turkmenistan - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
 
Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Turkmenistan
 
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Interactive Central Asia Resource Project (ICARP) (Hawaii) - serves as the official World Wide Web Virtual Library (WWWVL) for Central Asia, Afghanistan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and is also a member of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
Essential data:
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Turkmenistan
Social development:
[OneWorld.net] country database - Turkmenistan - news articles selected from around the world
[IRINnews.org] news archive - Turkmenistan - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
[U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Turkmenistan
Human rights:
[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Turkmenistan] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
Governance:
Governments on the WWW - Turkmenistan - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
[Political Resources] - Turkmenistan
[CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Turkmenistan
[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Turkmenistan - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Turkmenistan
[EurasiaNet.org] Election Watch results and analysis - Turkmenistan
 
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