| 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: 144e) | 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.
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Urban areas (2018)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Achgabat | 947,267 inhabitants |
| Turkmenabat | 279,850 inhabitants |
| Dachogouz | 245,920 inhabitants |
| Mary | 126,185 inhabitants |