Republic of Turkmenistan

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  1. Siberian Man

    Siberian Man Senior Member

    Republic of Turkmenistan is rather big country in Asia. It has an area 491200 sq.km. and population about 5500000. Ashgabat is the capital of this country. Turkmenistan was the member of USSR until October 27 1991 and than became an independent state. The basis of the economy of Turkmenistan - production and sale of oil and gas. So Republic of Turkmenistan is a country with rich representatives of elite and the poor population. It is absolutely not democratic country. Elite of Turkmenistan - is a modern feudal "lords" in fact.
    I would say that this country is one of the most non-democratic countries in the world.
     
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  3. Siberian Man

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    Certainly, Turkmenistan has own national currency - Turkmenistan manat. 1 manat = 100 tenge.
     
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    Siberian Man Senior Member

    1 tenne 1993, copper plated steel, weight - 1,9 g. size - 16 mm, thickness - 1,42 mm, mintage uncknown. Single release. Llantrisant Mint (Great Britain). Portrait of president Saparmurat Niyazov. Demonetized at December 31 2009.
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    5 tenne 1993, copper plated steel, weight - 2,951 g. size - 19,5 mm, thickness - 1,57 mm, mintage uncknown. Single release. Llantrisant Mint (Great Britain). Portrait of president Saparmurat Niyazov. Demonetized at December 31 2009.
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    10 tenne 1993, copper plated steel, weight - 4,5 g. size - 22,5 mm, mintage uncknown. Single release. Llantrisant Mint (Great Britain). Portrait of president Saparmurat Niyazov. Demonetized at December 31 2009.
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    20 tenne 1993, nickel plated steel, weight - 3,6 g. size - 20,9 mm, thickness - 1,6 mm, mintage uncknown. Single release. Llantrisant Mint (Great Britain). Portrait of president Saparmurat Niyazov. Demonetized at December 31 2009.
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    Siberian Man Senior Member

    50 tenne 1993, nickel plated steel, weight - 4,92 g. size - 24 mm, thickness - 1,65 mm, mintage uncknown. Single release. Llantrisant Mint (Great Britain). Portrait of president Saparmurat Niyazov. Demonetized at December 31 2009.
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    1000 manat 1999, nickel clad steel, weight - 4,87 g. size - 24 mm, thickness - 1,67 mm, mintage - 30000000 pcs. Single release. Portrait of president Saparmurat Niyazov. Demonetized at December 31 2009.
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  10. Siberian Man

    Siberian Man Senior Member

    That is all.
     
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