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Administrative divisions
5 provinces (welayatlar, singular - welayat) and 1 independent city*: Ahal Welayaty (Anew), Ashgabat*, Balkan Welayaty (Balkanabat), Dashoguz Welayaty, Lebap Welayaty (Turkmenabat), Mary Welayaty
note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) |
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Capital city > Geographic coordinates
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37 57 N, 58 23 E |
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Constitution
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adopted 18 May 1992 |
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Corruption
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1.8 |
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[156th of 160]
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Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
7070 Ashgabat Place, Washington, DC 20521-7070 |
Executive branch > Cabinet
Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president |
Executive branch > Chief of state
President Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (since 14 February 2007); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government |
Flag description
green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five tribal guls (designs used in producing carpets) stacked above two crossed olive branches; a white crescent moon representing Islam with five white stars representing the regions or welayats of Turkmenistan appear in the upper corner of the field just to the fly side of the red stripe |
Government type
republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch |
Independence
27 October 1991 (from Soviet Union) |
Judicial branch
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president) |
Legal system
based on civil law system and Islamic law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Legislative branch
two parliamentary bodies, a People's Council or Halk Maslahaty (supreme legislative body of about 2,500 delegates, some elected by popular vote and some appointed; meets at least yearly) and a National Assembly or Mejlis (50 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) |
National holiday
Independence Day, 27 October |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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18% |
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[26th of 143]
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Political parties and leaders
Democratic Party of Turkmenistan or DPT [Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW]; note: formal opposition parties are outlawed; unofficial, small opposition movements exist underground or in foreign countries; the two most prominent opposition groups-in-exile have been National Democratic Movement of Turkmenistan (NDMT) and the United Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (UDPT); NDMT was led by former Foreign Minister Boris SHIKHMURADOV until his arrest and imprisonment in the wake of the 25 November 2002 attack on President NYYAZOW's motorcade |
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Status
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dictatorship |
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Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
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Trademarks, residents
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109
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[76th of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan creates water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2005, but Caspian seabed delimitation remains stalled with Azerbaijan, Iran, and Kazakhstan due to Turkmenistan's indecision over how to allocate the sea's waters and seabed |
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