Turkmenistan
Currency code:
Currency name:
Turkmenistani manat
Country name:
Turkmenistan
Capital:
Ashgabat
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
October 27, 1991
Independent from:
from the Soviet Union
Total area:
488,100
Land area:
469,930
Water area:
18,170
Population:
5,113,040
Population note:
5,113,040 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Turkmen
All languages:
Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
Time zone:
TMT (UTC+5) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+5)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+993
Domain:
.tm