Country profile Turkmenistan (1999) Size (sq km): | | 488 100 | Population (total mio.): | | 4.8 | Capital: | | Ashgabat | Language used: | | Turkmen (72%), Russian (12%), Uzbek 9%) | GNP per capita (Atlas method, current US\$): | | 660.0 | GNP (Atlas method, current US\$ billions): | | 3.2 | GNP per capita (average annual growth): | | 6.1 | Exports of Goods and Services/GDP: | | 41.6 | Total debt/GDP: | | 70.6 | Total OA (US$ mio.): | | 21 | Bilateral share of OA: | | 55% | OA/GNP: | | 0.6% | (Sources: OECD DAC, USAID, World Bank) |