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Turkmenistan
Country in Central Asia
Also known as Turkmenia · tm · TKM
- Capital
- Population
- 6,117,933(2021)
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- , 5,125,693
- , 5,850,901(2018)
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Sources- 1.“Overall total population – World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision”population.un.org/wpp/Download/Files/1_Indicators%20(Standard)/EXCEL_FILES/1_Population/WPP2019_POP_F01_1_TOTAL_POPULATION_BOTH_SEXES.xlsxRetrieved 2020-04-02
- 6,117,933(2021)
- Area
- 491,210 km²
- Currency
- Official language
- Head of state
- Serdar Berdimuhamedow(since 2022)
- , Saparmyrat Nyýazow(until 2006)
- Head of government
- Serdar Berdimuhamedow(since 2022)
- Government
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
467 statements · 30% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Highest point
- Aýrybaba elevation: 3,139 m
- Shares border with
- Kazakhstan statement is subject of: Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan border
- Uzbekistan statement is subject of: Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan border
- Afghanistan statement is subject of: Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border
- Iran statement is subject of: Iran–Turkmenistan border
- Member of
- United Nations(since 1992)
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe(since 1992)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(since 1992)
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- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 1992)
- International Finance Corporation(since 1997)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 1993)
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(since 1992)
- Asian Development Bank(since 2000)
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- Interpol(since 2005)
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Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Asia-South-Pacific/TURKMENISTANRetrieved 2022-10-23
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 1997)
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Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/turkmenistanRetrieved 2022-10-29
- UNESCO(since 1993)
- Universal Postal Union(since 1993)
2
Sources- 1.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.htmlRetrieved 2019-05-04
- 2.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=310Retrieved 2022-10-28
- International Telecommunication Union(since 1993)
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- World Meteorological Organization(since 1992)
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- World Health Organization
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- Commonwealth of Independent States
- Organization of Turkic States(since 2021) subject has role: observer status
- World Customs Organization(since 1993)
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- IPA transcription
- tʉɾkˈmeːnɪstɑːn language: Norwegian
- Lowest point
- Turan Depression elevation: -81 m
- Demonym
- türkmén
- Turkmen
- Turkmenistanano
- Turkmenänan
- تركماني applies to part: masculine
- تركمانية applies to part: feminine
- تركمان applies to part: plural
- туркменистанец applies to part: masculine
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- туркменистанка applies to part: feminine
- туркменистанцы applies to part: plural
- turcman applies to part: masculine
- turcmana applies to part: woman
- turcmans applies to part: plural
- טורקמני applies to part: masculine
- טורקמנית applies to part: feminine
- turkmeni applies to part: plural
- turkmen applies to part: masculine
- turkmenă applies to part: feminine
- তুর্কমেন
- turkmeno applies to part: masculine singular
- turkmena applies to part: feminine singular
- turkmeni applies to part: masculine plural
- turkmene applies to part: feminine plural
- turcmen
- turcomanu
- turcomana
- туркман
- ترکمن
- Turkmène applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
- Turkmene applies to part: masculine
- Turkmenin applies to part: feminine
- Turkmenistani
- turkmen applies to part: masculine singular
- turkmena applies to part: feminine singular
- turkmene applies to part: feminine singular
- turkmeni applies to part: masculine plural
- توركماني applies to part: masculine singular
- توركمانية applies to part: feminine singular
- توركمانيين applies to part: masculine plural
- توركمانيات applies to part: feminine plural
- turcomannicus applies to part: adjective · grammatical gender: masculine
- Tuircméanastánach
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- Unemployment rate
- 10%(2014)
- Mains voltage
- 220 V frequency: 50 Hz
- Electrical plug type
- NEMA 5-15
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Schuko
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Europlug
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- NEMA 5-15
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 42.7800°N, 58.6300°E
- Age of majority
- 16 years old
- Marriageable age
- 16 years old applies to part: all genders
- Native label
- Türkmenistan Respublikasi
- Türkmenistan
- Diplomatic relation
- Saudi Arabia statement is subject of: Saudi Arabia–Turkmenistan relations
- Belarus statement is subject of: Belarus–Turkmenistan relations
- Serbia statement is subject of: Serbia–Turkmenistan relations
- Uzbekistan statement is subject of: Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan relations
- Pakistan statement is subject of: Pakistan–Turkmenistan relations
- France statement is subject of: France–Turkmenistan relations
- Malaysia statement is subject of: Malaysia–Turkmenistan relations
- United States statement is subject of: Turkmenistan–United States relations
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- Russia statement is subject of: Russia–Turkmenistan relations
- Iran statement is subject of: Iran–Turkmenistan relations
- Bangladesh statement is subject of: Bangladesh–Turkmenistan relations
- India statement is subject of: India–Turkmenistan relations
- Georgia(since 1992)
- Germany statement is subject of: Germany–Turkmenistan relations
- North Korea(since 1992) statement is subject of: North Korea–Turkey relations
- People's Republic of China(since 1992) statement is subject of: People's Republic of China–Turkmenistan relations
- Taiwan
- Vehicle registration plate code
- TM(since 1992)
- Has characteristic
- not-free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Total fertility rate
- 2.301(2014)
- 2.326(2013)
- 2.353(2012)
- 2.381(2011)
- 2.411(2010)
- 2.445(2009)
- 2.482(2008)
- 2.523(2007)
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- 2.569(2006)
- 2.615(2005)
- 2.66(2004)
- 2.701(2003)
- 2.741(2002)
- 2.783(2001)
- 2.837(2000)
- 2.914(1999)
- Website
- turkmenistan.gov.tm
- turkmenistan.gov.tm/_eng applies to jurisdiction: United States
- Geoshape
- Data:Turkmenistan.map
- Official name
- Türkmenistan
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- le Turkménistan
- Türkmenistan
- Life expectancy
- 67.835 years(2016)
- 69 years(2022)
- 69 years(2021)
- 69 years(2020)
- 69 years(2019)
- 67.704 years(2015)
- 67.552 years(2014)
- 67.375 years(2013)
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- 67.167 years(2012)
- 66.928 years(2011)
- 66.657 years(2010)
- 66.355 years(2009)
- 66.031 years(2008)
- 65.695 years(2007)
- 65.354 years(2006)
- 65.017 years(2005)
- 64.693 years(2004)
- 64.386 years(2003)
- 64.101 years(2002)
- 63.842 years(2001)
- 63.613 years(2000)
- 63.412 years(1999)
- Maximum temperature record
- 50.1°C location: Repetek Biosphere State Reserve
- Literacy rate
- 99.6%(2012)
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Sources- 1.unicef.org/infobycountry/Turkmenistan_statistics.htmlRetrieved 2019-11-25
- 99.6%(2012)
- VAT rate
- 15%
- BTI Status Index
- 2.67(2022)
- 2.71(2020)
- 3.14(2018)
- 3.39(2016)
- 3.45(2014)
- 3.54(2012)
- 3.55(2010)
- 3.34(2008)
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- 3.2(2006)
- BTI Governance Index
- 2.32(2020)
- 2.51(2018)
- 2.41(2016)
- 2.19(2014)
- 2.2(2012)
- 2.28(2010)
- 2.02(2008)
- 1.85(2006)
- Democracy Index
- 1.66(2021) ranking: 161
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- 1.72(2020)
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- 1.66(2021) ranking: 161
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 35.1292°N, 62.3059°E
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 41.7636°N, 52.4518°E
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 37.9211°N, 66.7065°E
- Human Development Index
- 0.745(2021)
- 0.741(2020)
- 0.742(2019)
- 0.746(2018)
- 0.741(2017)
- 0.742(2016)
- 0.74(2015)
- 0.734(2014)
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- 0.73(2013)
- 0.727(2012)
- 0.72(2011)
- 0.711(2010)
- 0.701(2009)
- 0.693(2008)
- 0.682(2007)
- 0.67(2006)
- 0.66(2005)
- Gini coefficient
- 40.8(1998)
- Hashtag
- Turkmenistan
- Happy Planet Index score
- 33(2019)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- 0.619(2021)
- 0.615(2020)
- 0.615(2019)
- 0.615(2018)
- 0.611(2017)
- 0.612(2016)
- 0.595(2011)
- 0.586(2010)
- Birth rate
- 20.755(2022)
- 21.592(2021)
- 22.294(2020)
- 23.055(2019)
- Male population
- 3,185,860(2022)
- 3,141,729(2021)
- 3,096,157(2020)
- 3,050,231(2019)
- Death rate
- 6.585(2022)
- 6.585(2021)
- 6.836(2020)
- 6.583(2019)
- Rural population
- 2,990,694(2022)
- 2,980,799(2021)
- 2,967,958(2020)
- 2,953,086(2019)
- Female population
- 3,244,911(2022)
- 3,200,126(2021)
- 3,154,282(2020)
- 3,108,189(2019)
- Urban population
- 3,440,076(2022)
- 3,361,056(2021)
- 3,282,480(2020)
- 3,205,334(2019)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 38.9697°N, 59.5563°E
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On other databases
174 identifiers linking Turkmenistan across the web's reference databases
- Al-Jazeera topic IDwhere/turkmenistan
- Arab Encyclopedia concept ID3731
- ArchINFORM location ID3054
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlineturkmenija
- BBC News topic IDc50znx8v0evt
- BBC Things IDfaca11ba-2458-4ada-9eae-91530ff92945
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID15359153f
- Biblissima authority IDQ26905
- Booru tagturkmenistan
- British Museum place IDx32622
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDturkmenistan
- Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)0053H0819
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10191198
- CiNii Research ID1140282266656695040
- CIVICUS Monitor country entryturkmenistan
- Climate Policy Radar TopicsQ2267
- Comic Vine ID4020-56671
- Curlie IDRegional/Asia/Turkmenistan/
- Data Commons IDcountry/TKM
- DBNL country IDturkm01
- DeCS ID30880
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--585
- DR topic IDturkmenistan
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID195222
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Turkmenistan
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDturkmenistan
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)2t4W7u
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)594781
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture IDE0059481
- Encyclopedia of the History of Ukraine IDTurkmenistan
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ3286
- EuroVoc ID5944
- FactGrid item IDQ393652
- FAST ID1260658
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)TX
- France 24 topic ID (French)turkménistan
- Freebase ID/m/01c4pv
- GACS ID214
- GCMD keyword IDd62d5dfe-b9a8-4107-aa4e-126192d5a487
- GENC 3-character codeTKM
- GeoNames ID1218197
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)tcdg3x
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7006659
- GitHub topicturkmenistan
- GND ID4061255-7
- Golden ID (archived)Turkmenistan-BJP3M
- Google News topics IDCAAqJggKIiBDQkFTRWdvSkwyMHZNREZqTkhCMkVnVmxiaTFIUWlnQVAB
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDturkmenistan
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0067966
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDTurkmenistan
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)4210170
- Great Russian Encyclopedia portal IDturkmeniia-e10f66
- Grove Art Online IDT086622
- Harper's tagturkmenistan
- HDS ID044995
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_290465
- IAB code1463
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID31005
- IDAI.gazetteer ID2042955
- IdRef ID027367681
- INaturalist place ID7351
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99260
- Interlingual Index IDi84073
- Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID108583
- IOC country codeTKM
- Islamic Art and Architecture ID947
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codeTM
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codeTKM
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code795
- ITU letter codeTKM
- ITU/ISO/IEC object ID2.16.795
- J9U entity ID987007567638905171
- Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)14181
- KBpedia IDTurkmenistan
- Klexikon article IDTurkmenistan
- Krugosvet article (archived)strany_mira/TURKMENISTAN.html
- Kulturenvanteri taxonomy ID1849
- KulturNav-ID34db0cf1-5a31-43ad-99e3-e923523aa8e7
- Kyiv Independent topic IDturkmenistan
- Larousse IDpays/Turkménistan/147697
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDcountries/tk
- Le Figaro tag IDTurkménistan
- Le Monde diplomatique subject IDpays/turkmenistan
- Lex IDTurkmenistan
- Libération topic IDturkmenistan
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn91129790
- Libris-URInl0228661f7cn67
- M49 code795
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=795
- MeSH descriptor IDD014423