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Official Name of Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan
Government type in Turkmenistan: republic
Capital of Turkmenistan: Ashgabat
Primary Language in Turkmenistan: Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek
Currency in Turkmenistan: Turkmen manat

Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1925. It achieved its independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. President NIYAZOV retains absolute control over the country and opposition is not tolerated. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves could prove a boon to this underdeveloped country if extraction and delivery projects can be worked out. Landlocked; the western and central low-lying, desolate portions of the country make up the great Garagum (Kara-Kum) desert, which occupies over 80% of the country; eastern part is plateau.

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