Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan

Türkmenistan


Flag	Emblem

Anthem: Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem

Capital
(and largest city)

Ashgabat
37°58′N58°20′E / 37.967°N 58.333°E

Official language(s)

Turkmen

Language for inter-ethnic
communication Russian

Demonym

Turkmen

Government

Presidential republic Single-party state

- President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Independence from the Soviet Union

- Declared 27 October 1991

- Recognized 25 December 1991

Area

- Total 488,100 km² ^[1](52nd)
188,456 sq mi

- Water (%) 4.9

Population

- 2009 estimate 5,110,000^[2] (112th)

- Density 10.5/km² (208th)
27.1/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate

- Total $31.966 billion^[3]

- Per capita $5,971^[3]

HDI (2010) 0.669^[4] (medium) (87th)

Currency Turkmen new manat (TMT)

Time zone TMT(UTC+5)

- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+5)

Drives on the right

ISO 3166 code

Internet TLD

.tm

Calling code 993

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 12, 2011