Turkmenistan | |
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Motto: | |
Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Ashgabat 37°58′N 58°20′E / 37.967°N 58.333°E |
Official languages | Turkmen |
Russian | |
Uzbek • Kazakh • Eastern Armenian • Azerbaijani • Baluji • Kurmanji • Ukrainian • Persian and others | |
Ethnic groups (2012) | |
Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Turkmenistani Turkmen Turkmenian |
Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential republic |
Serdar Berdimuhamedow | |
Raşit Meredow | |
Gülşat Mämmedowa | |
Legislature | Assembly (Mejlis) |
Independence from Russia | |
• Conquest | 1879 |
13 May 1925 | |
• Declared state sovereignty | 22 August 1990 |
• From the Soviet Union | 27 October 1991 |
• Recognized | 26 December 1991 |
18 May 1992 | |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (52nd) |
• Water (%) | 4.9 |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 6,031,187 (113th) |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (221st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $112.659 billion |
• Per capita | $19,526 |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $42.764 billion |
• Per capita | $7,411 |
Gini (1998) | 40.8 medium |
HDI (2019) | 0.715 high · 111th |
Currency | Turkmen new manat (TMT) |
Time zone | UTC+05 (TMT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +993 |
ISO 3166 code | TM |
Internet TLD | .tm |
Turkmenistan (/ɜːrkˈmɛnɪsæn/ ( listen) or /ɜːrkmɛnɪˈsɑːn/ ( listen); Turkmen: Türkmenistan, pronounced [tʏɾkmønʏˈθːɑːn];), also known as Turkmenia, is a country in South-Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan. It has no ocean but it is on the Caspian Sea to the west. The capital of Turkmenistan is Ashghabat.The majority of the country is Muslim at 93%.
Turkmenistan is a non-aligned and fully neutral country.
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