Turkmenistan, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
Image of Ashgabat, capital city of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan is a country located in the Central Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about Turkmenistan | |
| Turkmenistan is located in | Central Asia Asia Continent |
| Turkmenistan has a population of | 7,364,438 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Turkmenistan are called Turkmens |
| The country’s total area is | 488,100 Km2 ( 303,291 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 83 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 2 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Turkmenistan HDI ranks in position nº 94 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.744 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| Turkmenistan’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 50 countries Turkmenistan passport ranks in position nº 88 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Turkmenistan GDP per capita is | $13,337 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Turkmenistan ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 40° 00' N, 60° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Turkmenistan Capital city | Ashgabat |
| Neighbouring countries | Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan. |
| Turkmenistan Climate | subtropical desert |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Second most predominant religion | Christian, |
| Currency name & code | Manat (TMT) |
| Internet ccTLD | .tm |
| Turkmenistan calling code | +993 |
Turkmenistan administrative divisions
5 provinces (velayatlar) and 1 independent city*- Ahal Velayat (Arkadag)
- Ashgabat*
- Balkan Velayat (Balkanabat)
- Dashoguz Velayat
- Lebap Velayat (Turkmenabat)
- Mary Velayat
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