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Turkmenistan 
The Darvaza Crater, a reserve of natural gas in the Karakum Desert that was accidentally incinerated in the 1980s and has been burning ever since
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Capital |
Ashgabat |
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Cities |
Ashgabat |
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Bordering countries |
Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan |
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Bodies of water |
Caspian Sea, Amu Darya |
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Land features |
Karakum Desert, Kyzylkum Desert |
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Languages |
Turkmen (official), Russian |
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Religions |
Islam |
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Tourist destinations |
Darvaza gas crater |
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Currency |
Turkmenistan Manat |
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Cities |
Mary, Türkmenbaşy, Daşoguz |
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Bodies of water |
Sarygamysh Lake, Garabogazköl |
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Land features |
Kopet Dag Mountains, Ustyurt Plateau |
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Tourist destinations |
Kaplankyr Reserve, Amu Darya Nature Reserve |
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Cities |
Türkmenabat, Balkanabat |
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Bodies of water |
Karakum Canal, Türkmenbaşy Gulf |
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Land features |
Turan Depression, Köýtendag Range, Krasnovodsk Peninsula, Cheleken Peninsula, Ogurja Ada |
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Tourist destinations |
Monument of Neutrality, Köýtendag Nature Reserve, Gonur Tepe, Mausoleum of Soltan Sanjar, Kow Ata Underground Lake |