| Population :
| 4,863,169 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 36,20%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 904 627.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 857 601.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 59,70%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 1 423 836.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 1 477 224.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 4,10%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 76 670.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 123 211.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 21.3 years .
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| Median age male :
| 20.4 years .
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| Median age female :
| 22.2 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 1.81% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 27.82 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 8.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.96 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.62 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 76.9 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 69.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 61.29 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 57.87 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 64.88 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 3.45 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| less than 0.1% (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| less than 100 (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| less than 100 (2004 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Turkmen(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Turkmen .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003) .
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| Religions :
| Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2% .
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| Languages :
| Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7% .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 98%.
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| Literacy male :
| 99%.
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| Literacy female :
| 97% (1989 est.) .
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| Government type :
| republic .
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| Independence :
| 27 October 1991 (from the Soviet Union) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 27 October (1991) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Turkmenistan is largely desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated oases and large gas and oil resources. One-half of its irrigated land is planted in cotton, making it at one time the world's tenth-largest producer. Poor harvests in recent ye.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 34.4% (2001 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 48%, industry 15%, services 37% (1998 est.) .
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| Agriculture products :
| cotton, grain; livestock .
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| Industries :
| natural gas, oil, petroleum products, textiles, food processing .
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| Exports commodities :
| gas 57%, oil 26%, cotton fiber 3%, textiles 2% (2001) .
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| Exports partners :
| Ukraine 39.3%, Italy 18.2%, Iran 14.8%, Turkey 6.5% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 27 October (1991) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 27 October (1991) .
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| Internet users :
| 8,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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