Area: 488,100 sq km Land: 488,100 sq km
Arable land: 3% Irrigated land: 13,000 sq km
Infant mortality rate: 73.25 deaths/1,000 live births
Total fertility rate: 3.58 children born/woman
Religions: Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Ethnic groups: Turkmen 77%, Uzbek 9.2%, Russian 6.7%, Kazakh 2%, other 5.1%
Judicial System: Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president)
Legal System: based on civil law system
GDP per capita: $4,300 GDP — agriculture: 25% industry: 43% services: 32%
Unemployment rate: NA% Literacy — male: 99% female: 97%
Exports: $2.4 billion Commodities: gas 33%, oil 30%, cotton fiber 18%, textiles 8% Exports partners: Ukraine, Iran, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan
Imports: $1.65 billion Commodities: machinery and equipment 60%, foodstuffs 15%
Imports partners: Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Germany, US, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Telephones — main lines in use: 363,000 Internet Service Providers: NA
Manpower fit for military service: 952,218
Military expenditures: $90 million — 3.4% of GDP
Independence: 27 October 1991
(from the Soviet Union)
Government type: Republic
Population: 4,603,244