Turkmenistan Square: Rich Desert

Turkmenistan (Turkmenistan) is a country located in the south-west of the region called Central Asia, the continent of Eurasia. The area of ​​Turkmenistan is limited: from the west - by the waters of the southern waters of the Caspian Sea, from the north-west - by the territory of Kazakhstan, from the north and north-east of the country is Uzbekistan, in the south-west - Afghanistan, and in the south - Iran.

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This is the area of ​​Turkmenistan in square kilometers. The territory is rather big, if we take into account that the country is the 53rd in this indicator in the world.

Unfortunately, a significant part of the area is covered by the sands of the Karakum desert and the rocky wastelands of the Kopetdag mountains. The big problem is water. Open water bodies make up only 5% of the total area of ​​Turkmenistan and are located near the borders of the country. Saves the system of irrigation canals, built back in the Soviet Union.

Gas paradise

However, this state is extremely rich in natural gas and oil. The country has 220 oil and gas fields. One of them is the second largest in the world. Therefore, despite the fact that about half of Turkmenistan’s labor force is involved in agriculture, the gas industry creates the basis of the economy.

Cities of Turkmenistan

Administratively, the country is divided into 5 regions (regions), which, in turn, are divided into etraps (regions). There are fifty etraps in total.

There are few cities in the country. Most of the area of ​​Turkmenistan consists of desert and rocky-desert territories unsuitable for large settlements with very weak water resources. Therefore, despite the fairly populated cities and high birth rates, the population density relative to the entire area of ​​the country is only 10 people per square kilometer.

A city in Turkmenistan receives the status of a city when its population reaches a mark of 5,000 inhabitants (compare with the Latvian thousand!). It is also worth noting that almost all cities have several names in a historical perspective. After the collapse of the USSR, all Russian (Soviet) names were replaced by Turkmen, or taking into account the Turkmen pronunciation.

All Presidents of Turkmenistan

Post-Soviet Turkmenistan had only two presidents. As in most countries with a democratic system, the president exercises supreme power over the entire area of ​​Turkmenistan. According to the Constitution, the head of state is elected by universal suffrage for 7 years. The number of consecutive terms is not limited. However, during the reign of Niyazov, elections under the Constitution were held only once.

Unfortunately, according to experts, the presidential power of Turkmenistan is characterized by such concepts as cult personality, authoritarianism and taciturnity.