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| Capital | Ashgabat (0.8 mln) (as of 01 January 2004) |
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| Territory | 491.2 thousand sq.km |
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| Density of Population | 14 persons/sq.km (as of 01 January 2006) |
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| Population (de facto at the beginning 2006) |
6746 thous. persons |
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| National Currency | Manat (from November, 1993) |
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Borders on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan. |
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Share in total territory, %1 : |
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land, used by agricultural enterprises and households - 69 |
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land of reserve and forest stock - 25 |
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land of other land users - 6 |
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The longest rivers, km |
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(total length) |
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Amudarya - 1415 |
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Tejen - 1150 |
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Atrek - 669 |
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The largest lakes, mln. sq. km |
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Caspian Sea (total area) – 0,4 |
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The highest point, m |
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mountain Airybaba - 3139 |
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Average of many years temperature |
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January from - 70C to +60C |
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July from +280C to +310C |
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