| Country name: |
Turkmenistan |
| Capital: |
Ashgabat |
| Country code: |
409 |
| Continent: |
Central Asia |
| Currency name: |
Turkmenistani manat |
| Independence: |
1991-10-27 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
from the Soviet Union |
| Total area (km2): |
488,100 |
| Land area (km2): |
469,930 |
| Water area (km2): |
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) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+993 |
| Domain: |
.tm |
