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Turkmenistan: Gas Flows Again to Russia, while Discontent Simmers
BY DEIRDRE TYNAN
Natural gas may be flowing again from Turkmenistan to Russia, but the two countries' pricing dispute is not over, analysts are predicting.

ALMANAC FACTS

Area: 488,000 sq km (188,418 sq mi)
Population: 4,863,169
Capital: Ashgabat 462,000
President: Gurbanguly Berdimukhammedov
Religion: Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Life Expectancy: 61.29 years
GDP per capita: $5,800

TURKMENISTAN NEWS BRIEFS

Turkmenistan News Briefs is a digest of weekly news gathered from a wide spectrum of sources, along with an analysis article focusing on recent developments. It will be distributed free of charge every Friday in English.

January 15-22, 2010

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