Turkmenistan 2007
According to ezinereligion, in 2007, the population of Turkmenistan was estimated to be around 5.2 million people. The main ethnic groups were Turkmens, Uzbeks and Russians. The economy of Turkmenistan was largely based on oil and gas production, with agriculture providing supplementary income. In terms of foreign relations, Turkmenistan had strong ties with its Central Asian neighbors as well as Russia and the United States. In 2007, the President of Turkmenistan was Saparmurat Niyazov who oversaw the government's day-to-day operations. Political parties had been established in the country since independence with legislative elections taking place in 2008 for both the Mejlis and Halk Maslahaty. Yearbook 2007 Turkmenistan. In February, Gurbanguli Berdimuchammedov was elected Turkmenistan's new president. He succeeded "the father of all Turkmen", the dictator Saparmurat Nijazov, who had died…