a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
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Turkmenistan is the most ethnically homogeneous of the Central Asian republics.
From the bbc.co.uk
Turkmenistan has since made efforts to break out of Russia's hold on its exports.
From the bbc.co.uk
Turkmenistan has previously estimated the cost of the project at $3.3 billion.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Turkmenistan, Belarus and the Dominican Republic are the most recent entrants.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Turkmenistan has a state-controlled press and monitored communication systems.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Turkmenistan now produces 40 billion cubic meters of gas a year, Kakaev said.
From the bloomberg.com
Turkmenistan has also indicated it would allow transfer of NATO humanitarian cargo.
From the voanews.com
Turkmenistan is not as repressive as North Korea, but Mr Niyazov is doing his best.
From the economist.com
Turkmenistan is now choosing a contractor to build an internal gas network.
From the economist.com
- A republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
- (turkmen) Turkoman: a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas
- (turkmen) of or relating to or characteristic of Turkmenistan or its people or culture
- Country in Central Asia. Official name: Turkmenistan
- (TURKMEN) An ethno-linguistic term referring to people of speaking a Turkic language living in what is now called Turkmenistan, northeastern Iran and north Afghanistan, with refugee groups in Pakistan and east Iran. ...
- (Turkmen) Includes carpets, bags & trappings of the Tekke, Yomut, Chodor, Ersari, Saryk, Salor, Arabatchi and other Turkmen groups from Turkmenistan and across Central Asia.
- An Islamic former Soviet republic, bordering Afghanistan on the northwest. Has offered U.S. forces use of air space and may cooperate further.
- Where some 85% of the population of 5,042,920 people (July 2006 est.), are ethnic Turkmen. In addition, an estimated 1,200 Turkmen refugees from northern Afghanistan currently reside in Turkmenistan due to the ravages of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and factional fighting in Afghanistan ...
- The second largest Central Asian producing Republic of the former Soviet Union after Uzbekistan.
