Learn everything you need to know about Turkmenistan in under 2 minutes!
Est. Population:
5,291,317
Demonym:
Turkmen
Religions:
Muslim (94.9%)
Orthodox Christian (2.8%)
Atheist (2.0%)
Roman Catholic (0.2%)
Largest City:
Ashgabat (947,221)
Other Cities:
Türkmenabat (279,765)
Daşoguz (245,872)
Mary (126,141)
Region:
Central Asia
Bodies of Water:
None (Landlocked)
Total Area:
488,100 km2 (96.3% land, 3.7% water)
Total Land:
3,736 km
Total Coastline:
0 km (Landlocked)
Climate
Subtropical desert
Terrain:
Flat-to-rolling sandy desert
Highest Point
Gora Ayribaba (3,139 m)
Lowest Point
Vpadina Akchanaya (-81 m)
Type:
Secular Democracy and Presidential Republic
Head of State and Government:
President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov
Admin. Divisions
5 Provinces
Independence:
27 October 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Nat'l Symbol:
Akhal-Teke horse
Nat'l Anthem:
Garassyz, Bitarap Turkmenistanyn
GDP Per Capita
$16,400 (USD)
Currency
m (Turkmenistani Manat)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = m (Turkmenistani Manat)0
Internet Code
.tm
Telephone Code
+993
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Even after Soviet times, nomads are still prominent within Turkmenistan.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tx.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/TX (Ethnic and religious data)
http://www.stat.gov.tm/ (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 25 December 2016
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