Turkmenistan
Türkmenistan
(Turkmen)
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Motto: Türkmenistan Bitaraplygyň watanydyr "Turkmenistan is the motherland of Neutrality"[1][2] |
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Anthem: Garaşsyz Bitarap Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Gimni "National Anthem of Independent Neutral Turkmenistan" |
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Capital
and largest city
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Ashgabat 37°58′N 58°20′E / 37.967°N 58.333°E / 37.967; 58.333 |
Official languages | Turkmen[3] |
Ethnic groups
(2012)
[4]
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Religion
(2020)
[5]
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Demonym(s) | Turkmenistani[6] Turkmen[7] |
Government | Unitary presidential republic under a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship[8][9] |
Serdar Berdimuhamedow | |
Raşit Meredow | |
• Chairman of the
People's Council
|
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |
Dünýägözel Gulmanowa | |
Legislature | Assembly |
Establishment | |
13 May 1925 | |
• Declared independence from the
Soviet Union
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22 August 1990 |
• Recognized
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26 December 1991 |
18 May 1992 | |
Area | |
• Total
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491,210 km2 (189,660 sq mi)[10] (52nd) |
• Water
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24,069 km2 (9,293 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
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4.9 |
Population | |
• 2022
[11] census
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7,057,841 |
• Density
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14.4/km2 (37.3/sq mi) (221st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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$126.132 billion[12] (93rd) |
• Per capita
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$19,938[12] (80th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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$81.822 billion[12] |
• Per capita
|
$12,934[12] |
Gini (1998) | 40.8 medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.744[13] high (94th) |
Currency | Manat (TMT) |
Time zone | UTC+05 (TMT) |
Drives on | right |
Calling code | +993 |
ISO 3166 code | TM |
Internet TLD | .tm |
Turkmenistan
Türkmenistan
(Turkmen)
|
|
---|---|
Motto: Türkmenistan Bitaraplygyň watanydyr "Turkmenistan is the motherland of Neutrality"[1][2] |
|
Anthem: Garaşsyz Bitarap Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Gimni "National Anthem of Independent Neutral Turkmenistan" |
|
Capital
and largest city
|
Ashgabat 37°58′N 58°20′E / 37.967°N 58.333°E / 37.967; 58.333 |
Official languages | Turkmen[3] |
Ethnic groups
(2012)
[4]
|
|
Religion
(2020)
[5]
|
|
Demonym(s) | Turkmenistani[6] Turkmen[7] |
Government | Unitary presidential republic under a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship[8][9] |
Serdar Berdimuhamedow | |
Raşit Meredow | |
• Chairman of the
People's Council
|
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |
Dünýägözel Gulmanowa | |
Legislature | Assembly |
Establishment | |
13 May 1925 | |
• Declared independence from the
Soviet Union
|
22 August 1990 |
• Recognized
|
26 December 1991 |
18 May 1992 | |
Area | |
• Total
|
491,210 km2 (189,660 sq mi)[10] (52nd) |
• Water
|
24,069 km2 (9,293 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
|
4.9 |
Population | |
• 2022
[11] census
|
7,057,841 |
• Density
|
14.4/km2 (37.3/sq mi) (221st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$126.132 billion[12] (93rd) |
• Per capita
|
$19,938[12] (80th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$81.822 billion[12] |
• Per capita
|
$12,934[12] |
Gini (1998) | 40.8 medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.744[13] high (94th) |
Currency | Manat (TMT) |
Time zone | UTC+05 (TMT) |
Drives on | right |
Calling code | +993 |
ISO 3166 code | TM |
Internet TLD | .tm |