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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 5 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 377,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” state-controlled broadcast media; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes available for other broadcasts; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .tm
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 21% (2017 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 10 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 802,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 99 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 6.25 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” milk, wheat, potatoes, cotton, watermelons, tomatoes, grapes, barley, beef, lamb/mutton (2023)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on alcohol and tobacco.text β€” 2.2% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on food.text β€” 36.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $6.134 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $5.954 billion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $3.696 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” upper-middle-income Central Asian economy; houses fourth-largest natural gas reserves and rich in natural resources; authoritarian and dominated by state-owned enterprises; challenges include overvalued currency, high i…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Turkmenistani manat (TMM) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2014.text β€” 3.5 (2014 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2015.text β€” 3.5 (2015 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2016.text β€” 3.5 (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2017.text β€” 4.125 (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” natural gas, refined petroleum, fertilizers, crude petroleum, electricity (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” China 63%, Turkey 11%, Greece 7%, Uzbekistan 6%, Azerbaijan 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $10.282 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $14.67 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $13.111 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: GDP expenditure basis - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $64.24 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 11.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 39.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 49.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” broadcasting equipment, cars, wheat, computers, iron pipes (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” Turkey 21%, UAE 21%, China 20%, Kazakhstan 8%, Germany 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $6.25 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $7.362 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $7.563 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” natural gas, oil, petroleum products, textiles, food processing
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020.text β€” 6.1% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 19.5% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 11.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 2.445 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 24.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $123.778 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $131.576 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $134.555 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2017 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 6.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 6.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 2.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $17,100 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $17,900 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $18,000 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2017 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 0% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 0% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 0% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 4.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 4.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 4.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 14.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 9.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 200 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.proven reserves.text β€” 799.999 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 100% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 21.526 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.exports.text β€” 9 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 6.512 million kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 3.258 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 261.142 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.consumption.text β€” 44.936 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.exports.text β€” 41.334 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.production.text β€” 84.277 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.proven reserves.text β€” 11.327 trillion cubic meters (2021 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.crude oil estimated reserves.text β€” 600 million barrels (2021 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 152,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.total petroleum production.text β€” 272,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from coal and metallurgical coke.text β€” 100 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from consumed natural gas.text β€” 88.153 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 18.062 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 106.215 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” subtropical desert
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” soil and groundwater pollution from agricultural chemicals and pesticides; salination, waterlogging of soil due to poor irrigation methods; Caspian Sea pollution; river diversion for irrigation; soil erosion; desertific…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” none of the selected agreements
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 84.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 3.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 0.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 80.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 10.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.agriculture.text β€” 294.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.energy.text β€” 5,451.4 kt (2022-2024 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.other.text β€” 1.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
+ Added Environment.Methane emissions.waste.text β€” 44.1 kt (2019-2021 est.)
+ Added Environment.Particulate matter emissions.text β€” 28.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total renewable water resources.text β€” 24.765 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total water withdrawal.agricultural.text β€” 16.12 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total water withdrawal.industrial.text β€” 806.765 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Total water withdrawal.municipal.text β€” 453.5 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 2.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 54% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 500,000 tons (2024 est.)
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