| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
| State Anthem of Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan |
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| National Day |
27 October |
| Capital City |
Ashgabat |
| Other Major Cities |
Turkmenabat, Dashhouruz, Mary, Balkanabat |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (40 00 N, 60 00 E) Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
18,170 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
4,158 km |
| Border Countries |
4 border countries: Afghanistan (804 km); Iran (1,148 km); Kazakhstan (413 km); Uzbekistan (1,793 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
The climate of Turkmenistan is strictly continental and very dry, since the country is not surrounded from an ocean. The summer is very hot and mostly dry, but sometimes local cloudbursts and thunderstorms can occur, which can sometimes be quite heavy. The winter is moderate, and has has frequent rains, though it rarely snows. The spring is short and sometimes rainy, but with only little precipitation. The autumn is mostly dry. The day time temperatures in the period between May and September can be extreme; they are often higher than 40°C. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
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| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
1.32 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
2.58 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 5200 National Currency Units (2001) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 67,009,479,866 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
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| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
5.57 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
4.19 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
15 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
14,245,594,097 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
China, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Ukraina |
| Merchandise Imports |
4,022,101,609 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
Türkiye, China, Germany, Italy, Netherlands |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
3,292,945,333 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
1,769,567,389 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia |
| Natural Resources |
Petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Whole fresh cow milk; Indigenous sheep meat; Indigenous cattle meat; Cotton lint; Wheat |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
UTC/GMT +05:00 |
| Country Code |
993 |
| Electricity |
220 V, C / F |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
112 |
| Ambulance |
112 |
| Fire |
112 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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| Prime Ministry |
http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/_eng/ |
| Ministry of Communication |
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http://www.mincom.gov.tm |
| Ministry of Economics & Development |
http://www.economy.gov.tm |
| Ministry of Energy |
http://www.minenergo.gov.tm |
| Ministry of Finance |
http://www.minfin.gov.tm |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
http://www.mfa.gov.tm |
| Ministry of Health & Medical Industry |
http://www.saglykhm.gov.tm |
| Ministry of Railways |
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| National Statistical Office |
http://www.stat.gov.tm/ |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.cbt.tm/ |
| Development Assistance Agency |
N/A |
