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Capital: Ashgabat
Area: 488,100 sq km / 188,406 sq ml
Language: West Turkic, closely related to Turkish
Currency: Manat
Population: 4,775,544
Life expectancy: 63 (men), 70 (women)
Literacy rate: 98%
Religions: Sunni Muslim
Physical features: About 90% desert including Kara Kum (black sands) desert, area 310,800 sq km / 120,000 sq ml
Ethnic distribution: 72% Turkmen, 10% Russian, 9% Uzbek, 3% Kazakh, 1% Ukrainian
Exports: Silk, karakul, sheep, astrakhan fur, carpets, chemicals, natural gas
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