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Overview
- Capital:
- Ashgabat
- Area:
- 488,100 km²
- Population:
- 5,042,920 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- Turkmen - 72%, Russian - 12%, Uzbek - 9%, others - 7%.
- Religion(s):
- Muslim - 89%, Eastern Orthodox - 9%, others - 2%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Turkmen - 85%, Uzbek - 5%, Russian - 4%, others - 6%.