Turkmenistan March 11, 2020 Achgabat , Amou-Daria , Aşgabat , Ashgabat , Asia , Caspian , Caspian Sea , Central Asia , CIS , Commonwealth of Independent States , desert , Désert du Karakoum , dictatorship , gas , human rights , hydrocarbons , Kara-Bogaz-Gol , Karakoum , Kounia-Ourguentch , Lac Sary Kamysh , landlocked country , Mary , mountains , oil , Porte de l'Enfer , Republic of Turkmenistan , Russia , Soviet republic , Soviet Union , Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic , Türkmenabat , Turkmenbashi , Turkmenistan , Türkmenistan Respublikasy , Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , URSS , USSR , Республика Туркменистан Official name Republic of Turkmenistan Name in local language Türkmenistan Respublikasy (tk) ; Республика Туркменистан (ru) Continent Asia Subcontinent Central Asia Population (ranking: 103e ) 8,481,200 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 1.71 % / year Area 491,210 km² Density 17.27 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 97e )40.761 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 6,967 $USD (2018) GDP growth 6.20 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 68.10 years (2018) Birth rate 19.61 ‰ (2010) Fertility rate 2.19 children / woman (2010) Death rate (ranking ) 6.27 ‰ (2010) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 43.84 ‰ (2010) Literacy rate 99.50 % (2007) Official languages Turkmen, Russian Currency Turkmen new manat (TMT) HDI (ranking: 143e )0.710 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )66.10 (2018) Government Unitary presidential republic (de jure) under a one-party authoritarian dictatorship (de facto) Head of State President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow National Day 27 October (independence of 1991) ISO Codes TM, TKM Demonym Turkmen
Turkmenistan is a country located in Central Asia, surrounded by Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south, the Caspian Sea and Azerbaijan to the west, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north. It was formerly part of the USSR.
Ashgabat, capitale of Turkmenistan Ashgabat, capitale of Turkmenistan. Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen Landscape of Turkmenistan Urban areas (2018) Urban areas Population Achgabat 947,267 inhabitants Turkmenabat 279,850 inhabitants Dachogouz 245,920 inhabitants Mary 126,185 inhabitants
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