RECENT HEADLINES
Caspian Basin: No Way to Halt Sturgeon Poaching
Momentum is building among Caspian Basin governments for a moratorium on sturgeon fishing, in order to protect the lucrative caviar trade. Informal discussions with fishermen, however, suggest that an official ban would be unlikely to halt the dangerous depletion of sturgeon stocks.
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ALMANAC FACTS
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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SPECIAL PROJECTS
 Turkmenistan Project
The Turkmenistan Project promotes civil society in Turkmenistan through grantmaking and programmatic activities in areas ranging from arts and culture, access to information, and public health.
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