TURKMENISTAN TURKMENISTAN REGION ASIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE OCTOBER 27 1991 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MAY 18 1992 POPULATION 4366383 1999 EST AREA 188500 SQ MI CAPITAL ASHGABAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES OIL NATURAL GAS FOOD PROCESSING TEXTILES AGRICULTURE GRAIN COTTON GRAPES NATURAL RESOURCES COAL SULFUR SALT CURRENCY MANAT GDP 7 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1630 1998 EST LANGUAGES TURKMEN OFFICIAL RUSSIAN UZBEK RELIGIONS ISLAM EASTERN ORTHODOX LITERACY RATE 98 LIFE EXPECTANCY 57 YEARS MALE 65 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 26 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 9 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
