ABSTRACT
POPULATION: (98e) 4,436,000: 3,260,000 Turkmen (Turkomen) in Turkmenistan and another 4 million in Uzbekistan,* Kazakhstan,* Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Iraq. MAJOR NATIONAL GROUPS: (98e) Turkmen (Turkomen) 73.5%, Uzbek 9.9%, Russian 7.6%, Kazakh 3.1%, Tatar 1.8%, Ukrainian 1.1%, Azeri, Armenian, Baluchi, Lezgi, Belarussian, Mordvin, Karakalpak, Korean, Kurd, Jew, Bashkort. MAJOR LANGUAGES: Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek. MAJOR RELIGIONS: Sunni Islam, Shi’a Islam, Russian Orthodox, Jewish. MAJOR CITIES: (98e) Ashgabat (Ashkhabad) 427,000 (530,000), Chärjew (Chardzhou) 178,000 (220,000), Dashowuz (Tashauz) 124,000, Mary (Merv) 98,000, Nebitdag (Nebit-Dag) 95,000, Urfa (Krasnovodsk) 66,000, Bayramaly (Bayram-Ali) 57,000, Gyzylarbat (Kizyl-Arvat) 52,000, Tedzhenstroy (Tedzhen) 50,000, Kerki 35,000 (55,000), Kum Dag (Kum-Dag) 30,000, Iolotan 30,000, Chelenken 20,000 (35,000).
