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TurkmenistanA new page based on the new template is being worked on at Turkmenistan/Temp, please make any changes you want to make on that page.Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan and has a coastline on the Caspian Sea. Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1925. It achieved its independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. President Saparmurat Niyazov retains absolute control over the country and opposition isn't tolerated. Extensive hydrocarbon (natural gas) reserves could prove a boon to this underdeveloped country if extraction and delivery projects can be worked out. From the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website. Not Wikified.
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