GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $24.1 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $41.51 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $7,500 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Ashgabat
Population (Estimated July 2012): 5,054,828
Area: 491,210km2 or 189,657mi2
Currency: Turkmenistan Manat (TMT)
Official Language: Turkmen
Political Information: Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 89% of the population are Muslim, 9% are Eastern Orthodox and 2% have unknown religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Gora Ziyerati Chnagurak at 1,059m or 3,474ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +5:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 5 provinces (welayatlar, singular - welayat) and 1 independent city*: Ahal Welayaty (Anew), Ashgabat*, Balkan Welayaty (Balkanabat), Dashoguz Welayaty, Lebap Welayaty (Turkmenabat), Mary Welayaty
Leaders: President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov
Additional: Gained independence from the Soviet Union on the 27th of October 1991.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Turkmenistan (Türkmenistan)
