1. Turkmenistan
Two populated strips of irrigated land on its northern and southern borders, separated by the barren Kara- Kum Desert. Only 1% of the country is irrigated, arable land; 80% is desert.

2. Turkmenistan PRAY FOR THE COUNTRY
Area: 488,100 sq km
Population: 5,176,502
Annual Growth: 1.3%
Capital: Ashgabat
Urban Percent: 49.5%
Human Development Index Rank: 109 of 182 countries

3. Turkmenistan PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE
Peoples: 42 (22 unreached)
Languages: 9
Official Languages: Turkmen using Latin script as in Turkey since 1994; previously Cyrillic script.
Largest Religion: Muslim (96% of population)
Christians
Other Religions
P=Protestant
J=Judaism
I=Independent
M=Muslim
A=Anglican
Bh=Bahai
C=Catholic
B=Buddhist
O=Orthodox
H=Hindu
S=Marginal
Sk=Sikh
U=Unaffiliated
Ch=Chinese Rel.
X=Other Christian;
E=Trad. Ethnic
All Christians
N=Non-Religious
T=Other

4. Turkmenistan PRAY FOR THE CHURCH
Christians (self-identified):
94,730
1.8% of population
Annual Growth: -2.1%
Evangelicals:
1,718
0.0% of population
Annual Growth: 2.1%