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All citizens are required to carry internal passports, noting place of residence — a practice carried over from the Soviet era.
Movement into and out of the country, as well as within its borders, is difficult.
Turkmenistan is dominated by a pervasive cult of personality extolling the late president as Türkmenbaşy (" Leader of all Turkmen "), a title he assumed in 1993.
His face adorns many everyday objects, from banknotes to bottles of vodka.
The logo of Turkmen national television is his profile.
The two books he has written are mandatory readings in schools and public servants are quizzed yearly about their knowledge of their contents.
They are also common in shops and homes.
Many institutions are named after his mother.
All watches and clocks made must bear his portrait printed on the dial-face.
A giant 15-meter ( 50 ft ) tall gold-plated statue of him stands on a rotating pedestal in Ashgabat, so it will always face into the sun and shine light onto the city.

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