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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	19.62	Per 1000 Inhabitants	97	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	6.27	Per 1000 Inhabitants	157	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	43.84	Per 1000 Live Births	60	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	68.20	Years	151	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	-1.95	Per 1000 Inhabitants	133	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	1.14	Percent	111	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	2.19	Born per Woman	113	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	15500	Gigawatt hour	79	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	20000	1 Mil. Cubic metre	35	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	34000	1 Mil. Cubic metre	24	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	6.10	Percent	16	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	6900	Dollar	127	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	32560	Million dollar	102	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-17.40	Percent	158	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	15.00	Percent	213	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	153.4	1000 Barrel per day	67	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	191.8	1000 Barrel per day	43	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	60.00	Percent	196	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	488100	Square kilometer	52			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.10	Percent	159			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	100		131			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	200		160			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	4940916		115			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration	observer
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity	correspondent
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation
Commonwealth of Independent States	to coordinate intercommonwealth relations and to provide a mechanism for the orderly dissolution of the USSR
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council	to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization
Economic Cooperation Organization	to promote regional cooperation in trade, transportation, communications, tourism, cultural affairs, and economic development
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
Islamic Development Bank	to promote Islamic economic aid and social development
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of the Islamic Conference	to promote Islamic solidarity in economic, social, cultural, and political affairs
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures
Partnership for Peace	to expand and intensify political and military cooperation throughout Europe, increase stability, diminish threats to peace, and build relationships by promoting the spirit of practical cooperation and commitment to democratic principles that underpin NATO;program under the auspices of NATO
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency

Names

Turkmenistan : Name
Turkmenistan : Name
- Local
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic : Name
- Former

Description

Eastern Turkmenistan for centuries formed part of the Persian province of Khurasan;in medieval times Merv (today known as Mary) was one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1924. It achieved independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves could prove a boon to this underdeveloped country if extraction and delivery projects were to be expanded. The Turkmenistan Government is actively seeking to diversify its gas export routes beyond the existing Russian pipeline network. President for Life Saparmurat NYYAZOW died in December 2006, and Turkmenistan held its first multi-candidate presidential electoral process in February 2007. Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, a vice premier under NYYAZOW, emerged as the country's new president.

Government type

defines itself as a secular democracy and a presidential republic;in actuality displays authoritarian presidential rule, with power concentrated within the executive branch

Religions

Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%

Natural Resources

petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt

Export commodities

gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber

Turkmenistan