People
Nationality: Turkmenistani.
Population (July 2007 est.): 5 million
Population growth rate (2007 est.): 1.62%
Ethnic groups (2003 est.): Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6%.
Religion: Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%.
Language: Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%.
Education (2002 est.): Literacy--98.8%.
Health (2007 est.): Infant mortality rate--53.49/1,000. Life expectancy--68.3 years.