| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> TurkmenistanFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Turkmenistan**Library of Congress Call Number DK851                   .K34 1997****Please                   note**: The current Country Study was previously in a                   multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in                   the printed book.- Turkmenistan  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Introduction- Chapter                       4 - Turkmenistan  (Larry Clark, Michael Thurman, and                       David Tyson)                          - Country                           Profile  - Visit  new  updated                            Profile  (PDF)      - Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                               and TelecommunicationsGovernment                               and Politics
- National                               Security   Historical                           Background- Historical                               Setting    - Origins                                   and Early History  Formation                                   of the Turkmen NationIncorporation                                   into Russia
- Soviet                                   Turkmenistan  Sovereignty                                   and IndependencePhysical                               Environment
Physical                                   Features
- Climate  Hydrological                                   ConditionsEnvironmental                                   Issues
- Population    - Size                                   and Distribution  Migration                                   TrendsSociety                               
National                                   Traditions
- Social                                   Structure  The                                   Spoken LanguageThe                                   Written Language
- Religion    - History                                   and Structure  Religion                                   after IndependenceEducation
Education                                   System
- Curriculum  Higher                                   EducationHealth
Structure                                   of Health Care
- Health                                   Care Conditions  Health                                   ConditionsWelfare
Living                                   Standards
- Government                                   Welfare Programs   The                               Economy- Natural                                   Resources  AgricultureIndustry
- Labor  Economic                                   StructurePrivatization
- Fiscal                                   and Monetary Conditions  Foreign                                   TradeTransportation                               and Telecommunications
Railroads
- Roads  PipelinesAirlines
- Merchant                                   Marine  TelecommunicationsGovernment                               and Politics
Centers                                   of Political Power
- Government                                   Structure  Political                                   PartiesHuman                                   Rights
- Foreign                               Policy    - Background  Foreign                                   Relations IssuesThe                                   United States
- Western                                   Europe  Asian                                   NeighborsCIS                                   Relations
- Caspian                                   Sea Issues   National                               Security- Strategic                                   Considerations  Military                                   DoctrineRole                                   of Russia and the CIS
- Force                                   Structure  Internal                                   Security ForcesCriminal                                   Justice
Appendix.                       Tables
- Bibliography  Glossary
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