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Balkan Province ('''Balkan welaýaty / Балкан велаяты''') is one of the Welayatlar Of Turkmenistan . It is in the far west of the country, bordering Uzbekistan , Kazakhstan , the Caspian Sea , and Iran . Its capital is Balkanabat , formerly known as '''Nebitdag'''. It has an area of 138,000 square kilometers and a population of approximately 424,700 people. Its population density of 3.3 persons per square kilometer is the lowest in Turkmenistan.

Other cities include: Turkmenbashi .

Balkan Province has significant energy reserves, which account for 94% of Turkmenistan's Natural Gas production and 12% of its Petroleum production. It also generates 18% of the country's Electric Power . Due to the very low water supply, Agriculture is negligible, and only 4.5% of Turkmenistan's Arable Land s are within the province.