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Turkmenistan: Berdymukhamedov Tinkers with Constitution in the Name of Efficiency
BY DEIRDRE TYNAN
Safely ensconced in power, Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is now striving to make the Central Asian state’s authoritarian system more efficient. To do that, Berdymukhamedov is giving the Turkmen Constitution a makeover.

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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

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