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John Ratts

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Geopolitical and historical information on the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan Country Profile - BBC News

Overview of Turkmenistan, including key events and facts.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16094646
Turkmenistan Facts and Culture - CountryReports

Current, accurate and in depth facts on Turkmenistan. Unique cultural information provided.
http://www.countryreports.org/country/Turkmenistan.htm
Turkmenistan: Facts and History - About Education

Profile of Turkmenistan, Central Asia. Includes information about the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan's people, culture, economy and landscape.
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/turkmenistan/p/profturkistan.htm
Turkmenistan: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts - Infoplease

Information on Turkmenistan - geography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities, as well as a map and the national flag.
http://www.infoplease.com/country/turkmenistan.html
Turkmenistan: Turkmen food

These pictures are all of home-cooked (except for the somsa) meals. All made entirely from scratch (except for the kielbasa). I know of four meals that I still need photos of, but this is the vast majority of what's eaten here.
http://jon-turkmenistan.blogspot.com/2008/07/turkmen-food.html
Customs and Traditions in Turkmenistan: Rituals, Wedding Traditions, Hospitality - Advantour

Information on customs and traditions in Turkmenistan. Rituals, wedding traditions, hospitality.
http://www.advantour.com/turkmenistan/traditions.htm
Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan Culture, Customs and Traditions - Central Asia Cultures

urkmenistan culture, customs and traditions and more.
http://www.centralasiacultures.com/turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Map: Geography of Turkmenistan - Worldatlas

Printable map of Turkmenistan and info and links to Turkmenistan facts, famous natives, landforms, latitude, longitude, maps, symbols, timeline and weather - by worldatlas.com
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/tm.htm
General Information about Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is the country of deserts and oases, original historical and cultural traditions. The most ancient civilizations of the world were flourishing on its territory. It is one of the richest states with gas and oil reserves.
http://www.tourstoturkmenistan.com/en/about/general-information-about-turkmenistan.html
The World Factbook: Turkmenistan

Facts and information about Turkmenistan.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tx.html
Turkmenistan - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Wikipedia's information about Turkmenistan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan Türkmenistan (Turkmen)
Flag Emblem
Motto: Türkmenistan Bitaraplygyň watanydyr "Turkmenistan is the motherland of Neutrality"^[1]^[2]
Anthem: Garaşsyz Bitarap Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Gimni "National Anthem of Independent Neutral Turkmenistan"
Location of Turkmenistan (red)
Capital and largest city	Ashgabat 37°58′N 58°20′E / 37.967°N 58.333°E / 37.967; 58.333
Official languages	Turkmen^[3]
Ethnic groups (2022) ^[4]	86.7% Turkmens 9.1% Uzbeks 1.6% Russians 1.2% Baloch 1.3% others
Religion (2020) ^[5]	95.8% Islam 3.0% No religion 1.1% Christianity 0.1% Other
Demonym(s)	Turkmenistani^[6] Turkmen^[7]
Government	Unitary presidential republic under a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship^[8]^[9]

• President	Serdar Berdimuhamedow
• Vice President	Raşit Meredow
• Chairman of the People's Council	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
• Chairperson of the Assembly	Dünýägözel Gulmanowa

Legislature	Assembly
Establishment

• Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic	13 May 1925
• Declared independence from the Soviet Union	22 August 1990
• Recognized	26 December 1991
• Current constitution	18 May 1992

Area
• Total	491,210 km² (189,660 sq mi)^[10] (52nd)
• Water	24,069 km² (9,293 sq mi)
• Water (%)	4.9
Population
• 2022 ^[11] census	7,057,841
• Density	14.4/km² (37.3/sq mi) (221st)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$126.132 billion^[12] (93rd)
• Per capita	$19,938^[12] (80th)
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$81.822 billion^[12]
• Per capita	$12,934^[12]
Gini (1998)	40.8 medium inequality
HDI (2022)	0.744^[13] high (94th)
Currency	Manat (TMT)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (TMT)
Calling code	+993
ISO 3166 code	TM
Internet TLD	.tm

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Turkmenistan Country Profile - BBC News

Overview of Turkmenistan, including key events and facts.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16094646
Turkmenistan Facts and Culture - CountryReports

Current, accurate and in depth facts on Turkmenistan. Unique cultural information provided.
http://www.countryreports.org/country/Turkmenistan.htm
Turkmenistan: Facts and History - About Education

Profile of Turkmenistan, Central Asia. Includes information about the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan's people, culture, economy and landscape.
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/turkmenistan/p/profturkistan.htm
Turkmenistan: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts - Infoplease

Information on Turkmenistan - geography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities, as well as a map and the national flag.
http://www.infoplease.com/country/turkmenistan.html
Turkmenistan: Turkmen food

These pictures are all of home-cooked (except for the somsa) meals. All made entirely from scratch (except for the kielbasa). I know of four meals that I still need photos of, but this is the vast majority of what's eaten here.
http://jon-turkmenistan.blogspot.com/2008/07/turkmen-food.html
Customs and Traditions in Turkmenistan: Rituals, Wedding Traditions, Hospitality - Advantour

Information on customs and traditions in Turkmenistan. Rituals, wedding traditions, hospitality.
http://www.advantour.com/turkmenistan/traditions.htm
Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan Culture, Customs and Traditions - Central Asia Cultures

urkmenistan culture, customs and traditions and more.
http://www.centralasiacultures.com/turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Map: Geography of Turkmenistan - Worldatlas

Printable map of Turkmenistan and info and links to Turkmenistan facts, famous natives, landforms, latitude, longitude, maps, symbols, timeline and weather - by worldatlas.com
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/tm.htm
General Information about Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is the country of deserts and oases, original historical and cultural traditions. The most ancient civilizations of the world were flourishing on its territory. It is one of the richest states with gas and oil reserves.
http://www.tourstoturkmenistan.com/en/about/general-information-about-turkmenistan.html
The World Factbook: Turkmenistan

Facts and information about Turkmenistan.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tx.html
Turkmenistan - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Wikipedia's information about Turkmenistan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Türkmenistan (Turkmen)
Flag Emblem
Motto: Türkmenistan Bitaraplygyň watanydyr "Turkmenistan is the motherland of Neutrality"^[1]^[2]
Anthem: Garaşsyz Bitarap Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Gimni "National Anthem of Independent Neutral Turkmenistan"
Location of Turkmenistan (red)
Capital and largest city	Ashgabat 37°58′N 58°20′E / 37.967°N 58.333°E / 37.967; 58.333
Official languages	Turkmen^[3]
Ethnic groups (2022) ^[4]	86.7% Turkmens 9.1% Uzbeks 1.6% Russians 1.2% Baloch 1.3% others
Religion (2020) ^[5]	95.8% Islam 3.0% No religion 1.1% Christianity 0.1% Other
Demonym(s)	Turkmenistani^[6] Turkmen^[7]
Government	Unitary presidential republic under a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship^[8]^[9]

• President	Serdar Berdimuhamedow
• Vice President	Raşit Meredow
• Chairman of the People's Council	Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
• Chairperson of the Assembly	Dünýägözel Gulmanowa

Legislature	Assembly
Establishment

• Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic	13 May 1925
• Declared independence from the Soviet Union	22 August 1990
• Recognized	26 December 1991
• Current constitution	18 May 1992

Area
• Total	491,210 km² (189,660 sq mi)^[10] (52nd)
• Water	24,069 km² (9,293 sq mi)
• Water (%)	4.9
Population
• 2022 ^[11] census	7,057,841
• Density	14.4/km² (37.3/sq mi) (221st)
GDP (PPP)	2023 estimate
• Total	$126.132 billion^[12] (93rd)
• Per capita	$19,938^[12] (80th)
GDP (nominal)	2023 estimate
• Total	$81.822 billion^[12]
• Per capita	$12,934^[12]
Gini (1998)	40.8 medium inequality
HDI (2022)	0.744^[13] high (94th)
Currency	Manat (TMT)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (TMT)
Calling code	+993
ISO 3166 code	TM
Internet TLD	.tm

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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