Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistani parliamentary election, 2008-2009...People's Council was abolished) in constitutional reforms enacted on 26 September 2008. It was the first election since Turkmenistan's independence in which, theoretically, parties other than the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan are allowed... In this article: Turkmenistan, Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, Human Rights Watch, Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, United Nations, and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |
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BBC News | December 14, 2008
Turkmens hold parliamentary poll
...validity of the process. Almost all of the 288 candidates running for 125 seats in the parliament came either from Turkmenistan's sole political party, the Democratic Party, or state-affiliated organisations. All candidates were funded...
In this article: Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Democratic Party, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Caspian Sea
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Moscow Times | December 15, 2008
Turkmens Hail 'Democratic' Parliamentary Vote
...election poster in downtown Ashgabat last week in the lead-up to Sunday's elections. 16 December 2008ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan -- Turkmenistan's government said Monday that the parliamentary election on Sunday was a milestone in the Central...
In this article: Saparmurat Niyazov, Commonwealth of Independent States, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, Revenue, Democratic Party, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and Sergei Lebedev
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Reuters | December 15, 2008
Turkmens hail democratic vote, critics cite faults
By Marat Gurt Turkmenistan's government on Monday said Sunday's parliamentary election was a milestone in the Central Asian nation's democratic reform, although only state-approved candidates were permitted to stand. Most of the...
In this article: Saparmurat Niyazov, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Democratic Party, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Reporters Without Borders, and Human Rights Watch
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Wikipedia | September 08, 2009
Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
...a dictatorship. The only legal party is the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan. The DTP currently holds all 2507 seats in the country's highest legislative body. The last elections held for its office were in December 2007 . Due to the fact...
In this article: Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, Soviet Union, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Revenue, and Saparmurat Niyazov
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Dictatorship
...of the Republic of Turkmenistan, and former leader of the Turkmen communist party and later of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (the country's only political party), assumed from 22 October 1993 the unique, paternalistic national title...
In this article: Leader, Totalitarianism, World War II, Flanders, Adolf Hitler, Conducator, Joseph Stalin, and Benito Mussolini
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People's Council of Turkmenistan
...the head of both the legislative and the executive branches of government. Turkmenistan's administration was based on Halk Maslahatys on different levels. Each province (welayat) of Turkmenistan has its own, 80-member welayat halk...
In this article: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
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Elections in Turkmenistan
...president - and a legislature. The Elections in Turkmenistan have been widely criticized for being completely fraudulent and attempting to give an appearance of legitimacy to what is in reality a dictatorship. The only legal party is the...
In this article: Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Soviet Union
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Turkmenistan (Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia, Russian: Туркмения) is a Turkic country in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Turkmen SSR). It is bordered by Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, Uzbekistan to the east and northeast, Kazakhstan to the north and northwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west.
Turkmenistan's GDP growth rate of 11.5% (IMF estimate for 2007) ranks 11th in the world, but official government statistics on which this estimate is based are widely regarded as unreliable. Although it is wealthy in natural resources in certain areas, most of the country is covered by the Karakum (Black Sand) Desert. It has a single-party system, and as such is considered to not meet even the most basic standards of democracy. Turkmenistan was ruled by President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov (called "Turkmenbashi", or "leader of the Turkmen") until his sudden death on 21 December 2006. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow was elected the new president on 11 February 2007.
- Name:
- Turkmenistan
- Conventional Long Name:
- Turkmenistan
- Local Name:
- Türkmenistan
- Capital:
- Ashgabat
- Language:
- Russian
- Turkmen
- Largest City:
- Ashgabat
- Government type:
- Presidential republic Single-party state
- Founding Date:
- October 27, 1991
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 188,456
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $30.091 billion
- Time Zone:
- TMT
- Currency:
- Turkmen new manat
- Demonym:
- Turkmen
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- TMT
- Country Calling Code:
- 993
- ccTLD:
- .tm
- Anthem:
- Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem
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