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 Turkmenistan
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007| Introduction - Turkmenistan: |  | Location - Turkmenistan: |  | People - Turkmenistan: |  | Government - Turkmenistan: |  | Economy - Turkmenistan: |  | Communications - Turkmenistan: |  | Transportation - Turkmenistan: |  | Military - Turkmenistan: |  | Military branches | Ground Forces, Artillery and Rocket Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2006) |  |  |  | Military service age and obligation | 18-30 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2006) |  |  |  | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 1,132,833 females age 18-49: 1,162,569 (2005 est.)
 |  |  |  | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 759,978 females age 18-49: 940,179 (2005 est.)
 |  |  |  | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 56,532 females age 18-49: 55,413 (2005 est.)
 |  |  |  | Refugees and internally displaced persons | refugees (country of origin): 11,173 (Tajikistan) (2006) |  |  |  | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 3.4% (2005 est.) |  |  |  | Disputes international | cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan creates water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2005, but Caspian seabed delimitation remains stalled with Azerbaijan, Iran, and Kazakhstan due to Turkmenistans indecision over how to allocate the seas waters and seabed |  |  |  Source: CIA >>>
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