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Transportation of Turkmenistan

Airports:29 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 22
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 11
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 4 (2006)
Heliports:1 (2006)
Pipelines:gas 6,441 km; oil 1,361 km (2006)
Railways:total: 2,440 km
broad gauge: 2,440 km 1.520-m gauge (2006)
Roadways:total: 24,000 km
paved: 19,488 km
unpaved: 4,512 km (1999)
Waterways:1,300 km (Amu Darya and Kara Kum canal important inland waterways) (2006)
Merchant marine:total: 8 ships (1000 GRT or over) 22,870 GRT/25,801 DWT
by type: cargo 4, combination ore/oil 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2006)
Ports and terminals:Turkmenbasy

Turkmenistan Quickstats

  • Population: 5,097,028 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 488,100 sq km
  • Density: 9.9 /km² (208th)
  • GDP (total): $45.11 billion (86th)
  • GDP (per capita): $8,900 (2006 est.) (95ep)
  • Literacy: 98.8%

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  • Currency: Turkmen Manat (TMM)
  • Dial code: +993

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Turkmenistan Internet

  • Usage: 36,000
  • Penetration: 0.5 %
  • Top Domain: .tx

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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