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          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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