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==Economy and infrastructure==
{{Multiple image|image1=Oil-well-donkeys-Balkan-province-Turkmenistan.jpg|caption1=Oil drilling site in Yabrasiad. Owned by the Shakar Oil and Coal Corporation, it is one of the most productive oil Wells in the country}}
Most of the population of Shakar subsists on animal husbandry and reside in rural areas through sedentary settlements or nomadic tribes. As such, over 45% of the Shakar population live below the national poverty line. However the number of people living over the international poverty line is negligible. Unemployment figures for Shakar are very difficult to ascertain as most of the population is involved in the informal economy which is believed to comprise over 35% of the economy. The province has the lowest labour participation rate especially among women in the country and unemployment is estimated to hover around 20% to 30% of able-bodied work-seeking adults. The province has the highest reliance on remittances from family members working in other parts of the country, at about 17% to 25%.
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