52 Armadurdyev Street, 744000, Ashgabat,

Tel: 51-03-03 Fax: 35-54-42

The basic kinds of activity manufacture of cotton yarn, various kinds of crash and dyed stockinet, jeans and cotton fabrics, cultivation of cocoons of silkworm, manufacture of filoselle, and woolen yarn, wide assortment of ready knitted and sewing products, handicraft Turkmen carpets.

1 Gerogly Street, 744000, Ashgabat,

Tel: 35-10-47, 35-32-56, 35-10-64

Fax: 35-73-24, 39-74-39

e-mail mtfer@onhne.tm

Carries out Public Policy in the field of trade and foreign economic relations of Turkmenistan.

Production parameters for 2000: total amount of retail turnover, including public catering, has made 9430 milliard manats. External turnover - 4291,1 million USD.

96, Magtymkuly Avenue 744000, Ashgabat,

Tel: 35-34-50 Fax: 35-43-26

The basic kinds of activity trade service of the population, procuring activity, manufacture of consumer goods, rendering of services by the enterprises of public catering; manufacture of foodstuffs and nonfoods.

95, Magtymguly Avenue 744090, Ashgabat,

Tel: 35-39-44, 35-43-11

Fax: 35-40-27

e-mail: Turkmenhali@online.tm ,

www.turkmenhali.gov.tm

The basic kinds of activity: manufacture and realization of Turkmen carpets and carpet products, preservation of traditions of handicraft carpet weaving, restoration of ancient carpet ornaments and carpet products At the enterprises of Corporation the ornamental carpets, carpet portraits, souvenir products are made, the silk carpets and carpets from a yarn painted by natural dyes are developed Annually up to 15 carpet ornaments and 10 souvenir products are developed

14 Seydi Street, 744000,с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 51-14-94, 51-01-57

Fax: 51-04-98, 51-18-14

The major tasks are - realization of uniform technical policy and realization of methodical management on questions of standardization, metrology and certification, - organization of development and approval of the national standards; - foundation of national fund of the standards and storage of the physical and engineering standards; - maintenance of unity of measurements etc.

Since 1993 is the Corresponding Member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Participates in development of the laws of Turkmenistan on standardization and metrology, certification of production and services etc In the State Fund at present time more than 100 thousand standards and normative documents are collected.

28, Neutral Turkmenistan Street

744000, c. Ashgabat,

Tel: 39-38-27, 39-58-39

Fax: 39-38-21

E-mail: ministryoilgas@online.tm

Primary production, petroleum, natural gas, liquefied gas, gas condensate, petroleum derivatives, chemical production in assortment.

1, Mollanepes Street 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel:- 35-12-43, 39-00-48

Fax: 35-72-81

E-mail: tmgas@online.tm

The basic kinds of activity: production, processing of gas and gas condensate.

7/32, Myati Kosayev Street 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 35-13-46, 35-43-86, 35-60-62, 39-46-52'

Fax: 35-50-15, 39-49-90

Teletype: 228130 GEOLOG

Head State Organization in the field of prospecting works engaged in complex study of subsoil in all territory of Turkmenistan, revealing and investigation of deposits of all kinds of minerals. Carries out the collection and storage of information about the geological structure and minerals, keeps account, registration and coordination of works on geological study of subsoil on land and Turkmen zone of the Caspian sea. The divisions of Corporation are engaged in production- and manufacture of: natural sulfur, melted sulfur, mine salt, potassium salt, mineral wax, marble onyx, mudstone, granite, crystal plaster, dolomite, facing slab, tile, fire-resistant brick, oxidated coal.

5, Mollanepes Street 744000, c. Ashgabat,

Tel: 35-58-65

Fax: 51-08-54

Largest in Turkmenistan universal building organization. The experts of concern carry out all kinds of building and installation works on construction of oil and gas pipelines and development of oil-and-gas deposits; works on construction of compressor and booster pump stations; reconstruction of objects of oil processing; construction of steel and ferroconcrete tanks; insulation-stowage, sanitary and installation works, electrochemical protection; works; ventilation and conditioning works; thermal-' and waterproofing works; construction of habitation and welfare projects.

745100, с. Balkanabat, quarter 148

Tel: (00222) 4-95-84, 2-15-84

The basic kinds of activity: investigation, drilling, production and transportation of petroleum and gas, and also delivery to the consumers of petroleum, gas, bentonite. Production parameters for 2001: production of petroleum - 7 million 500 thousand tons; gas - 9 milliard 374 million m3; penetration in drilling - 115000 m.

28, Bitmap Turkmenistan Street 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 35-58-94 Fax: 35-27-28

e-mail: tngaz@online.tm

Carries out an effective utilization of extracted in the country petroleum, gas and other hydrocarbon resources, their processing, and also maintenance of the population and branches of a national economy by fuel resources. Submits directly to the President of Turkmenistan and Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.

The basic kinds of production: gasoline of the automobile marks A-76, AI-95;

kerosene for the technical purposes of the mark KT-2; light kerosene of marks KO-20; fuel for jet engines of the mark TC-1; diesel fuel from sweet oil of the mark L-40, L-50, L-62; stove fuel; hydrocarbon gases for general consumption of the mark BT.SPBT; petroleum building bitumen, petroleum road liquid viscous bitumen; petroleum coke and calcinated coke for graphitized production; synthetic detergent «Ayna».

The manufacturers: Turkmenbashy and Seydi Petroleum Refinery Plants.

91, The Hero of Turkmenistan A. Niyazov Street

744035, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 43-20-58,43-59-35 Fax: 43-24-79

The basic kinds of activity:

- manufacture and realization of chemical production, including mineral fertilizers and plant protection agents for maintenance of requirements of the national economy of Turkmenistan, and also for export;

- development and manufacture of new kinds of chemical production with application of the newest technologies,

- realization of State Foreign Economic Policy in a chemical complex,

- manufacture of the consumer goods and rendering of services to the population,

- maintenance of environmental measures directed to reduction and compensation of negative influence of manufacture to human and natural environment,

- participation on stock exchanges, broker

offices, fairs, auctions. The basic kinds of production ammonium nitrate synthetic liquid ammonia not concentrated nitric acid. carbonic acid, phosphoric fertilizers, sulfium acid, aluminum sulfate (coagulant), polyethylene film, bentonite powder, milled sulfur, facing plates, medical and building plaster, masonry stone «Gyusha», calciurn carbide, welding electrodes, technical salt, building lime, natrium sulfate (factory made and natural), bishophit, epsomit, Glauber's salt, sea salt technical iodine, potassium iodide, potassium iodate, technical carbon, kitchen salt (food and technical), products from polyethylene of low and high pressure (boxes, cups, covers, packages etc.).

The basic production parameters for 2000-ammonium nitrate - 229,2 thousand ton, phosphoric fertilizers -118,8 thousand ton, synthetic ammonia - 117,2 thousand ton, technical iodine - 248,7 thousand ton. gram salt - 201,4, food salt - 23810 thousand ton.

90, Magtymkuly Avenue 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 35-60-47, 35-22-61 Fax: 35-50-32

The basic activity

- organization of preventive, medical, rehabilitation, medicinal and other kinds of medical aid to the population, realization of the analysis of health conditions of all categories of the citizens;

- maintenance of health services to the population by a family principle,

- rendering of paid medical services,

- development of material base of public, health services;

- development of a medical industry.

The Ministry of Public Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan carries out research activity on perfection of system of public health services in the country

The Ministry includes m its structure the Association «Turkmendermansenagat», Turkmen-Indian Pharmaceutical Enterprise «Turkmenderman Ajanta Pharma Limited» and the factory on manufacture of infusion and isotonic solutions It makes medicine preparations of the various forms, comes out preparation of Iiquonce and manufacture of an Iiquonce extract, medicine raw material of a vegetative and animal origin, and also provides the invalids with prosthetic orthopedic production Assortment of let out production in 2000 has made 132 names of medicinal preparations

2, Gerogly Street 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 35-58-03, 35-13-73 Fax: 39-88-11

Is engaged in development of national system of education, perfection of moral and patriotic education of youth, revival and development of spiritual traditions of a society By the beginning of 2001/ 2002 academic years 1055 preschool establishments, 1702 secondary schools, 108 professional educational institutions, 16 secondary professional educational institutions and 271 Centers at educational establishments for study of foreign languages and computer skills are functioned.

For years of independence by the Turkmen authors was prepared and is issued about 80 names of the textbooks by total circulation of 12,16 million copies

30, the Hero of Turkmenistan A. Niyazov Street 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 39-06-15 Fax: 39-85-39

Provides

- all branches of economy and population of the country by irrigation water;

- promotes development of water economy,

- construction of Turkmen lake of «gold» century of Turkmenistan and making water systems

Operates water resources, is engaged in planning, distribution, account and control of their rational use.

Provides functioning of large irrigation water systems of the Karakum with extent of 1100 km, Turkmenderya in length 210 km, Southwest branch by extent of 215 km; channels with 248 pump stations with 1018 units Pump units, reservoirs of capacity 3,07 milliard m3 and other objects of water supplying complex of the state

The common annual volumes of water resources of the country make 25,26 milliard m3, a capital investment to development of a water economy -116,8 milliard manats. The construction of interstate water storage dam «Dostluk» on the Tedjen of capacity 1,25 milliard manats is conducted Is begun construction of the largest collector system of Turkmenistan «Altyn Asyryn Turkmen Koli» by general extent more than 1-670 kms, from which only in the current year will be constructed 301 kms of line.

In structure of the Ministry 12 industrial enterprises and repair factories of branch are functioned. In 2000-2001 are acquired 320 units of high-quality engineering conducting world firms Keys and Komatsu

102, Kemine Street 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 35-43-12 Fax: 51-16-13

Carries out state policy and interdepartmental control in sphere of protection and rational use of natural resources.

Its system includes especially protected natural territories - 8 state reserves (area 820 hectares), 13 protected areas (area 1156 hectares), monuments of a nature district management of protection of a nature.

The control of activity of the enterprises, organizations on observance of the nature protection legislation of Turkmenistan is conducted.

Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan is the member of the international Conventions directed on preservation, study and restoration of natural ecological system.

151, Andalib Street 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 32-46-01, 32-46-05

Carries out the primary processing of raw cotton.

Kinds of made production, the standard of cotton-fibre, bales of a clap-fibre, bale of uluk, bale of lint, the shaft DV-1E, gear of the condenser, gear of beating, gm cartridge, shaft of the fan, shaft of the press-chamber, mixer of lint, gm comb 5DP, ladle of elevator, clutch of the fan, pendant seed screw, shaft of raw materials screw, shaft of seed screw, case of the bearing a fibre-punficator, the roll of reproducer.

54-A, Magtymkuly Avenue 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel/Fax: 47-17-01, 47-09-14, 47-56-78

Carries out a management of fishery enterprises, and also selling of ready fish production Within the limits of the competence uses and disposes of fish resources in all reservoirs m territory of Turkmenistan and adjacent water area of the Caspian sea.

Structure of a fish economy includes 5 fishing enterprises. GPO «Balkanbalyk», GPTO «Ahalbalyk», GP «Dashoguz-balyk», GP «Lebapbalyk», GP «Mary-balyk» and management offish protection with inspections in everyone district. The enterprises of fish branches let out food and not food fish production from a fish extracted in the Caspian Sea and in internal reservoirs of Turkmenistan. The Basic assortment of fish food production is an alive, cooled, frozen, smoked/dried fish, balyk, salty, and turned fish. The fish canned food is let out by GPO "«Balkanbalyk» from sturgeon kinds of fishes in tomato sauce and own juice Not food fish production is a fodder fish flour.

of the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan

7, Shatlykskaya Street 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 32-01-53, 32-03-46, 32-96-49, 32-96-48

Organization of seed-growing, selection and certification of seeds of all agricultural cultures, and also realization of seeds of vegetables and todder cultures through an own trade network

1, Respublicanskaya Street 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 43-73-28, 43-73-34 Fax: 43-73-34

e-mail: atlary@online.tm

The basic tasks

- revival and preservation of culture of national horse-breeding;

- maintenance of radical improvement of selection-breeding work in horse-breeding;

- specialization of horse-breeding economy and improvement of technology of cultivation of horses;

- development of measures on perfection of available and creation of new factory lines, drawing up of the programs of selection-breeding work

109, Magtymkuly Avenue 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 35-18-25, 39-79-77, 35-70-82, 51-16-42, 35-58-40, 35-78-56, 35-47-81, 39-08, 39-47-86

Associations has the enterprises in .ill districts of Turkmenistan in view of raw agricultural specialization of regions and units 105 enterprises of eight branches meat, dairy, oil-fat, bear-soft drink, confectionery shop, sugar wine making, and fruit and vegetable branches Besides the Association includes the trade, supplying and construction enterprises

Priority directions

- increasing of manufacture volumes,

- manufacture of competitive production adequate to the world standards, on the basis of introduction of new effective technologies,

- reconstruction, modernization, expansion working, and also construction of the new enterprises

66 mini-factories and industrial shops are constructed which make meat-and-dairy production, vegetable oil and confectionery products..

The association develops and introduces new technologies, masters manufactures of kinds of products, earlier not made in Turkmenistan (Margarine mayonnaise, fruit Juices dry drinks, processed cheese, oil vegetative salad sandwich cookies, Soya products, sparkling and dry faults), including production with use of local raw material.

The further development of fruit-and-vegetable branch is provided More than 160 firm shops are open, at some of them mini-cafe are functioned.

The construction of 12-floor apartment house of the high comfort level are constructed m the city Ashgabat with the total area 8500 Sq m In Dashoguz and Lebap districts at the expense of own means the apartment houses with total area of 2943,5 m2 are constructed

72, Gerogly Street, 744012, с Ashgabat,

Tel: 34-84-65, Fax: 34-86-71

Basic production flour, crushed wheat, mixed fodder, bakery and macaroni products

70, Gerogly Street 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel/Fax: 34-97-52

Basic activity processing of a wool and skins, export to foreign countries

54a, Magtymkuly Avenue 744000, с; Ashgabat,

Tel: 42-80-34 Fax: 51-08-56

Is founded m1996 The basic tasks

- maintenance with material of an agriculture of Turkmenistan,

- realization of measures on development of complex highly effective competitive mechanization of agricultural manufacture

- the analysis and perspective forecasting of development of system of material service of an agriculture with the account of Internal and external factors, and also development of the offers on development of branch,

- realization of functions of state supervision behind use of agricultural engineering

The basic lands of production details to tractors and agricultural machines

53, Sovetskih Sokolov Street

744021,. Ashgabat,

Tel/Fax; 33-00-31, 33-01-16, 35-39-30

Manufacture of furniture in wide assortment .

14 Pushkin Street, 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 35-35-60, 35-41-05 Fax: 35-35-60

Development and realization of state policy directed on development of culture, revival of national culture, revival and world development of national traditions, creation of conditions for preservation and development of a national historical-cultural heritage, conditions for art creativity, satisfaction of spiritual needs of the people and familiarizing with culture

For 10 years of Independence by theatres is put about 30 performances, which were visited by more than 3 millions spectators In districts and regions tens creative groups (folklore, dancing etc ) were formed The national library of Turkmenistan serves each year about 30 thousand readers The quantity of libraries in Turkmenistan exceeds 230, work 23 museums In a National museum of Turkmenistan of a name of Saparmurat Turkmenbashy is kept more than hundred thousand exhibits

20, Galkynysh Street, 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 46-90-13, 46-70-93, 46-82-84

Has received the new name in 2001

The basic kinds of production: the newspapers, magazines, manuals, fiction, notebooks, brochures, diaries, labels, posters, calendars, seals, stamps.

33, Asudalyk Street 744000, с. Ashgabat,

Tel: 39-55-43 Fax: 39-54-39

More than 250 persons (painters, sculptors, diagram makers art researchers, artists of theatre and cinema artists of decorative -applied art - ceramists, foreman on Gobelin tapestries, jewelers, carpet makers monument founders, designers etc ) are worked The basic activity - propagation and development of products of arts of Turkmenistan (organization of stationary and exit exhibitions, realization and organization of an exhibition of the young artists, reception in the members Union of Artists of Turkmenistan), rendering of the creative help to the artists, updating of funds.

21, Bitarap Turkmenistan Street 744000 Ashkabad,

Tel (99312)39-65-11, 35-13-76 Fax 35-67-00

Ashgabat City is the capital of an Independent Neutral Turkmenistan, political, administrative, industrial, cultural and scientific center of the state

The population of is 712 thousand persons on the October 1st 2001.

The share of Ashgabat in the total volume of industrial production of the country is 9% against 7% in the same time of the last year The growth of industry has been received by means of modernization of production and improvement of productivity For January-September 2001 the production had been made on the amount 1269,l billion mantas. The industry of Ashgabat is developing by high rate If in January-September 2000 year in comparison with 1999 the total volume of industrial production in actual prices was increased to 10%, but for January- September 2001 the total volume-was increase to 61% in comparison with the same time of the last year.

The leading role in industrial development of the city belongs to the light industry. The density of light industry of the city in production of cotton textile is 60%, in production of knitting goods -59%, stockinet-18% all over Turkmenistan

In the total structure of trade turnover the share of the state sector is 12%, nongovernmental 88%.

Hyakimlik of Ashgabat City carries out the management of activity of the state management bodies on places, provides execution of Constitution of Turkmenistan, decisions of National Council of Turkmenistan, laws. Decrees of President and Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan

Structure of Hyakimlik of Ashgabat City includes Hyakimlik of etrap named after President of Turkmenistan S.Niyazov, Kopetdag, Azatlyk, and Archabil etraps.

1 Druzhba narodaw street, Akhal velayat, pos Anew,

Tel (993 12) 41-93-53, 41-93-11, 41-93-13

The executive body of Akhal velayat is hyakimlik of Akhal velayat It coordinates activities of velayat enterprises and other organizations independently of the form or property Akhal velayat is located in the middle and the southern part of Turkmenistan and has 779 4 thousand inhabitants on October 2001 The total area of Akhal velayat is 9724,8 thousand hectares .

Administrative center of velayat is town Anew.

The industry of Akhal velayat has reached 30% of total state’s industrial production from January to September 2001. This sector has been developed increasingly as well as other ones and it is dominated by the production of basic gas, machinery and metal-working, electric energy, textile industry and building materials industries.

For January-September 2001 the power production has been made 141-mln kVt/ hour, natural gases - 613,6 billion m cubic In Akhal velayet the total quantity of cement is produced, and its production was increased to 6%.

The main product of textile industry is cotton fabrics, (around 27%), knitted fabric (around 82%) and knitted wears (around 41%)

Akhal velayat is also one of the main agricultural regions of Turkmenistan. Grain has been one of the main products in agricultural sector of velayat. 1/3 of value of total grain production has been grown in this region and this figure has been risen year by year.

The share of Akhal velayat is 26% of agricultural production. The value of output of agricultural production within 9 month is 2094 billion manats that for 56% more as compared in 2000 year.

Trade turnover of state sector is 11% and non-state sector is 89%.

41 Moilanepes Street, 745400 Mary City

Tel.. 00522 6-06-01, 6-06-24, 6-06-10

The executive body of authorities coordinates the activity of the enterprises and organizations irrespective of patterns of ownership in territory of Mary region.

Administrative, Political, Industrial, Cultural and scientific center of Mary district is Mary City The population of the district is 1271,2 thousand persons on October 1st 2001.

The basic of economics development of Mary district is the power energetic, gas operation, chemical, light and food industries. 86% of the total volume of power produces in Mary velayat and 24% of natural gas operation.

The manufacturing of cotton fabrics in the period January - September 2001 is increased at 8 % in comparison with the same period of 2000 year, the production of dairy is increased at 7%.

The value of gross agricultural production during 9 months of 2001 year is 1975 billion manats or the rate change makes 32% to the corresponding period of the last year.

In the total structure of trade turnover the share of the state sector is 12%, nongovernmental - 88%.

42, S. Niyazov Avenue 7461000, Turkmenabat City

Tel: (00422) 2-36-25

The executive body of authorities coordinates the activity of the enterprises and organizations irrespective of patterns of ownership m territory Lebap district. The population of the district is 1147 thousand persons on October 1" 2001. The economy of velayat is agricultural-industrial

The industry of the district is long-standing developed. For January-September 2001 the significant achievements was achieved in power energy, gas operation, light and food industry.

The production of power was increase at 14%, the gas operation - at 27%, the manufacturing of cotton fabrics - at 25% and it consisted 12% from the total production of cotton fabrics all over Turkmenistan in comparison with the same period of the last year The value of gross agricultural production in all types of enterprises for 9 months of 2001 year is 1747 mlrd. manats or the rate change makes 35% to the corresponding period of the last year.

10-yyl Abadanchylyk Street 9, 746300 Dashoguz

Tel (003 22) 5-31-95, 5-48-04, 5-48-32

Dashoguz is an administrative, political, industrial, cultural and scientific center of Dashoguz velayat.

The total population is 1183,1 thousand persons on October 2001 Dashoguz velayat lies on the northern part of Turkmenistan. Traditionally Dashoguz is one of the largest manufactures of foods-tuffs, cotton, grain, rice, melon and gourds. It is also an industrial region.

Main sources of economic development of Dashoguz velayat are land resources main of which is irrigated land, as agricultural production depends on using irrigated network.

Within January-September of 2001 high results have been reached in agricultural sector. Gross output value of agricultural production has reached 1672 billion manats from January to September2001, which is more by 38% as compared in 2000 for the same period of time The livestock and poultry have been increased. Especially in non-state sector. The production of milk, meat, eggs and wool has been increased correspondently.

Trade turnover of state sector is 22% and non-state sector is 78%.

Kvartal 149, bld No 6, 745100 Balkanabat

Tel: (99312)-39-16-54

The executive body of Balkan velayat is hyakimlik of Balkan velayat. The total population of Balkan velayat is 477,6 thousand persons on October 2001. Administrative political, industrial, cultural and scientific center of Balkan velayat is Balkanabat. 95% of total explored petroleum, 100% of iodine, bromide, technical carbon, bischofite, salt and canned fish products are concentrated in this region.

The value of industrial production has been by 65% as compared in 2000 and achieved 20% of total Turkmenistan industrial production value.

In January- September 2001 the total volume of oil production (including the gas condensate) was 5501,7 thousand tons, that more to 667,8thousan tones in comparison with the same period of 2000 year In the same period 5434,6-mln cubic meters of natural gas was operated It makes 15% from the total volume all over the state.

Balkan velayat the main region for fish taking and sea products operation The share of velayat in the total production of this product has been made 90% all over the state Within January-September 2001 the taking offish and sea products on 13 % more in comparison with the same period of the last year.

Trade turnover of state sector is 25% and non-state sector is 75%.