Turkmenistan
- Official Name:
- Turkmenistan
- Area:
- 488.100 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 5.097.028 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km; Note - Turkmenistan borders the Caspian Sea (1,768 km)
- Capital:
- Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Turkmenbasy
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 5 provinces (welayatlar, singular - welayat) and 1 independent city: Ahal Welayaty (Anew), Ashgabat, Balkan Welayaty (Balkanabat), Dashoguz Welayaty, Lebap Welayaty (Turkmenabat), Mary Welayaty
- Language(s):
- Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 27 October (1991)
- Nationality:
- Turkmen(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 5.
- Member of:
- AsDB, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
- Internet country code:
- .tm
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Turkmen manat (TMM) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 8.500 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 15.180.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 24,4%
- Industry: 33,9%
- Services: 41,7%
- Labor force:
- 2.320.000 (2003 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2003):
-
- Agriculture 48,2%
- Industry: 13,8%
- Services 37%
- Unemployment rate:
- 60% (2004 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 11% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 28,8% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 1.803.000.000
- Expenditures: USD 2.063.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD 321.200.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 5.421.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, cotton fiber, textiles
- Exports - Partners:
- Ukraine 42,8%, Iran 14,8%, Hungary 5,3% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 3.936.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs
- Imports - partners:
- UAE 12,7%, Azerbaijan 11,1%, US 9,6%, Russia 9,1%, Ukraine 7,6%, Turkey 7,3%, Iran 6,2%, Germany 5,4% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 3.518.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 2.400.000.000 (2001)
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