Thursday, March 3, 2011

Turkmenistan T-S 27/Oct/1991َ

Turkmenistan T-S 27 Oct 1991

Turkmenistan+T-S    27/Oct/1991َ

Turkmenistan Turkmen T Atilde frac14 rkmenistan also known as Turkmenia is a Turkic country in Central Asia The name Turkmenistan is derived from Persian meaning quot land of the Turkmen quot The name of its capital Ashgabat is derived from Persian as well loosely translating as quot the city of loveliness quot Until 1991 it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic It is bordered by Afghanistan to the southeast Iran to the southwest Uzbekistan to the northeast Kazakhstan to the northwest and the Caspian Sea to the west According to CIA World Factbook 2007 figures Turkmenistan s GDP growth rate of 11 6 ranks 11th in the world Although it is wealthy in natural resources in certain areas most of the country is covered by the Karakum Black Sands Desert It has a single-party system and was ruled by President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov until 21 December 2006 when he died Presidential elections were held on 11 February 2007 Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow was declared the winner with 89 of the vote He was sworn in on 14 February 2007

Brought to you by Pinoy TV - The Pinoy Youtube (Pinoy Videos, Pinoy Movies, Philippines TV, Pinoy TV, Pinoy Multimedia Sharing)

No comments:

Post a Comment