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OFFICIAL NAME:
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TURKMENISTAN
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POPULATION:
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4 483 000
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TERRITORY:
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488 100 sq. km
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CAPITAL CITY:
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ASHGABAT
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POPULATION:
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548 000
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IMPORTANT CITIES:
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Mary (The Ancient Merv), Turkmenabat, Dachoguz, Balkanabat, Turkmenbashi.
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BORDERS:
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In the North Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, in the North East and East - Uzbekistan, in the South-East - Afganistan, in the South - Iran. West of Turkmenistan is covered by the Caspian sea.
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GEOGRAPHY:
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80% of Turkmenistan territory is covered by one of the largest desert in the world named as Karakum.
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CLIMATE:
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The climate of Turkmenistan is sharply continental. Turkmenistan is called as a country of the eternal sunshine. Winter is chort and not so cold. The average temperature in January is -10 +3C.
Summer is hot and dry. The average temperature in July +35 +45C. Autumn is rather warm with plenty of vegetables and fruits, melons and watermelons. Preccipitation is law: 250 mm. per year.
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MAP OF TURKMENISTAN
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60a, Gerogly str.,
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 744012
Siyakhat hotel
tel./fax: (99312) 344033, 344071
E-mail: siyahat@online.tm
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