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Turkmenistan  

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  • Turkmenistan is located in central Asia, bordering Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the east, Iran and Afghanistan to the south, and the Caspian Sea to the west. The country is a former Soviet republic, proclaiming its independence in 1991. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Turkmenistan]

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