Statistics for Turkmenistan Country Quiz

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Countries that border Turkmenistan	Uzbekistan	97%
Countries that border Turkmenistan	Kazakhstan	95%
Country from which Turkmenistan gained its independence in 1991	Soviet Union	95%
Countries that border Turkmenistan	Afghanistan	92%
Major inland sea Turkmenistan borders to its west	Caspian Sea	92%
Countries that border Turkmenistan	Iran	92%
Most important export	Natural Gas	89%
Second lingua franca of Turkmenistan after Turkmen	Russian	85%
Famous gas crater that was accidentally set on fire in 1971 and still burns today	Gates of {Hell}	84%
Like Switzerland, Turkmenistan is officially _____	Neutral	80%
Capital city	Ashgabat	78%
Turkmenistan's national animal, Akhal-Teke, is a breed of this mammal	Horse	62%
Expensive building material covering a high percentage of the buildings in the capital	White Marble	51%
Most important cash crop	Cotton	47%
Turkmenistan has a national holiday to celebrate this hand-woven product	Carpets	41%
Desert that covers most of Turkmenistan	{Kara}kum	35%
"President for Life" from 1990–2006 who built a giant golden statue of himself that always rotated to face the sun	Saparmurat Niyazov	26%
"M" city founded by Alexander the Great which was one of the largest cities in the world during the 12th and 13th centuries, with about 500,000 residents	Merv	25%
Currency of Turkmenistan	Manat	24%
Meaning of the capital's name	City of {Love}	20%