Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan
Türkmenistan (Turkmen)
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Anthem:
Garaşsyz Bitarap Türkmenistanyň Döwlet Gimni State Anthem of Independent, Neutral Turkmenistan |
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Location of Turkmenistan (red)
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| Capital and largest city |
Ashgabat 37°58′N 58°20′E / 37.967°N 58.333°E |
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| Official languages | Turkmen | ||||
| Inter-ethnic languages |
Russian | ||||
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| Demonym | Turkmen | ||||
| Government | Unitary presidential republic | ||||
| Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow | |||||
| Akja Nurberdiýewa | |||||
| Legislature | Mejlis | ||||
| Formation | |||||
| 1511 | |||||
| 30 April 1918 | |||||
| 13 May 1925 | |||||
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• Declared state sovereignty
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22 August 1990 | ||||
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• Declared independence from the Soviet Union
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27 October 1991 | ||||
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• Recognized
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26 December 1991 | ||||
| 18 May 1992 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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491,210 km2 (189,660 sq mi) (53rd) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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4.9 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2014 estimate
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5,171,943 (117th) | ||||
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• Density
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10.5/km2 (27.2/sq mi) (221st) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$93.271 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$17,072 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$35.398 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$6,479 | ||||
| Gini (1998) | 40.8 medium |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.688medium · 109th |
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| Currency | Turkmen new manat (TMT) | ||||
| Time zone | TMT (UTC+5) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +993 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | TM | ||||
| Internet TLD | .tm | ||||
 Example of Turkmenistan TV News
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Coordinates: 40°N 60°E / 40°N 60°E
Turkmenistan (
i/tɜːrkˈmɛnᵻstæn/ or i/tɜːrkmɛnᵻˈstɑːn/; Turkmen: Türkmenistan/Түркменистан/تۆركمهنيستآن, pronounced [tyɾkmeniˈθːaːn]); formerly known as Turkmenia is a country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west.
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