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Turkmenistan

Central Asia

Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran and the Caspian Sea, dominated by the Karakum Desert, which covers over 80 percent of its territory. Its declaration of sovereignty from the Soviet Union is dated 22 August 1990, with full independence recognized on 26 December 1991. Its capital is Ashgabat. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Ashgabat 2

Population

7,057,841 2

2022 census.

Population Estimate Year

2022 2

Area (sq km)

491,210 2

Independence or Founding Year

1991 2

Turkmenistan's declaration of sovereignty from the Soviet Union is dated 22 August 1990 in the source's own infobox; full independence was recognized on 26 December 1991 when the Soviet Union dissolved.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Turkmenistan

Connections

Associated With

Ashgabat is Turkmenistan's capital.

Source Ashgabat (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

The Caspian Sea

Source Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Ashgabat is Turkmenistan's capital.

Source Ashgabat (Wikipedia)

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Central Bank of Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan National Space Agency

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Found There

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Darvaza Gas Crater

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Ustyurt Plateau

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Constitution of Turkmenistan

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Supreme Court of Turkmenistan

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Source Central Intelligence Agency: Turkmenistan, The World Factbook (factbook.json archive copy)Government, judicial branch, highest court(s), found in Turkmenistan

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Supreme Court of Turkmenistan (consists of the court president and 21 associate judges and organized into civil, criminal, and military chambers)

Aesculus hippocastanum

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African Wildcat

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Barley (Hordeum vulgare)

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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Barley (Hordeum vulgare)Distributions

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"locality": "Turkmenistan", "source": "Catalogue of Life"

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Butomus umbellatus

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Buxus sempervirens

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Chondrilla juncea

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Colorado Potato Beetle

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Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

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Common Dandelion

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Dalmatian Pelican

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Ferula assa-foetida

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Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis)

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Juncus maritimus

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Pallas's Cat (Otocolobus manul)

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Peganum harmala

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Plantago maritima

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Sources

1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction

Quote, Introduction

The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.

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2. Turkmenistan (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia Foundation

Infobox, capital
Ashgabat
Infobox, area
491,210 km2 (189,660 sq mi)
Demographics section, 2022 census
7,057,841 (105th)
Article text
However, in 1990, the Supreme Soviet of Turkmenistan declared sovereignty as a nationalist response to perceived exploitation by Moscow. Although Turkmenistan was ill-prepared for independence and then-communist leader Saparmurat Niyazov preferred to preserve the Soviet Union, in October 1991, the fragmentation of that entity forced him to call a national referendum that approved independence.
Lead section
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west.

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Wikidata: Turkmenistan

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Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: The Caspian Sea, Lead section

Quote, Bordered By Water: The Caspian Sea, Lead section

It is bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the southwest, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast.

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Ashgabat (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia Foundation

Associated With: Ashgabat, Lead section
Has Capital: Ashgabat, Lead section, capital fact
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan.

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