türkmenistan // Туркменистан // turkmaniston

• currency
  • turkmenistani manat
• alphabet & language
  • turkmen (official) 72%, russian 12%, uzbek 9%, other 7%
• population
  • 5,636,011 (2022 est.)
  • ranks 115th
• demonym
  • turkmenistani (s)
• ethnicity
  • turkmen 85%, uzbek 5%, russian 4%, other 6% (2003 est.)
• climate
  • subtropical desert
• land area; water surface area respectively
  • 469,930 sq km
  • 18,170 sq km
  • ranks 55th
• largest cities
  • ashgabat, türkmenabat, daşoguz with ashgabat being the capital
• urban residents
  • 53.5%
  • 2.23% rate of change
• population growth rate
  • 0.99%
  • ranks 96th
• borders:
  • 4158 km
  • afghanistan 804 km; iran 1,148 km; kazakhstan 413 km; uzbekistan 1,793 km
• is located in:
  • asia
• GDP
  • $92.33 billion (2019 est.)
  • ranks 94th
• tallest peak
  • gora ayribaba; 3,139 m
• lowest point
  • vpadina akchanaya; -81 m (also; sarygamysh koli is a lake that's level has fluctuated to -110 m)
• most popular name for each gender
  • arslan (b)
  • selbi (g)
• my favourite names
  • atashka (b)
  • ayna (g)