Reclusive Turkmenistan shows signs of opening up (youtube.com)
Under current government. Rare access to journalists to go in and report freely. Want to join WTO.
Fourth largest natural gas reservers, most goes to China.
Has a very strict Visa regime since 1991 (Soviet Union). It is concerned about Islamists and drugs from Afghanistan.
Very little interent, lots of SM blocked, to stop militant Islamist ideas. But in the fancy hotels there is uncensored internet.