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Turkmenistan

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Capital
Area
Currency
Ashgabat
491,210 km 2
Turkmen new manat (TMT)

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Introduction

Turkmenistan is also widely known as Turkmenia and is situated in Central Asia. It shares the borders with four countries, which are Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iran, as well as the Caspian Sea. Citizens use Turkmen as their national language; however, they also speak Russian when it comes to interethnic communication. Over 93% of the entire Turkmen population is Muslim. 

With its density of about 10 people per square kilometres, the whole population of Turkmenistan equals 6,031,187. Taking into consideration the total number of GDP (PPP) which is $112.659 billion, we receive about $19,526 of GDP per capita.

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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#87 (2019)
45,231,428,571 US$

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(United States of America (USA))

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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#37 (2018)
4,145,000,000 US$

List of countries by external balance on goods and services

(China)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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#115 (2021)
4.79 %

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(South Africa)

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)