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Turkmenistan
Country name:	Turkmenistan
Capital city:	Ashgabad (900,000 population, 2005)
Area:	488,100 sq km
President:	Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOV

Population:	5.0 million (2008 est.)
Female population:	2.5 million (49.7%)
Rural population:	54.6%
Age structure:	33.5% under age 15, 62.7% aged 15-64, 3.8% age 65 and above

Ethnic groups:	Turkmen 77%, Uzbek 9.2%, Russian 6.7%, Kazakh 2%, other 5.1%
Religion:	Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 2%

Administrative divisions:	Ahal, Balkan, Dashoguz, Lebap, Mary, Ashgabat city
Source: UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, official data

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