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Turkmenistan

Currency code: 
TMT
Currency name: 
Turkmenistani manat
Country name: 
Turkmenistan
Capital: 
Ashgabat
Country code: 
TM
Continent: 
Central Asia
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