Country

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.
Landlocked
Yes 3
Income Group
Upper-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Turkmenistan

Cities

Anau

Turkmenistan

Arkadag

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat

Turkmenistan

Babadaýhan

Turkmenistan

Balkanabat

Turkmenistan

Baýramaly

Turkmenistan

Bereket

Turkmenistan

Bäherden

Turkmenistan

Dashoguz

Turkmenistan

Daşoguz

Turkmenistan

Esenguly

Turkmenistan

Garabogaz

Turkmenistan

Gyzylarbat

Turkmenistan

Kaka

Turkmenistan

Kerki

Turkmenistan

Konye-Urgench

Turkmenistan

Mary, Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Nisa, Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Serhetabat

Turkmenistan

Tejen

Turkmenistan

Turkmenbashy, Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Türkmenabat

Turkmenistan

Türkmenbaşy

Turkmenistan

Türkmengala

Turkmenistan
Connections

Associated With

Ashgabat, Cities

Ashgabat is Turkmenistan's capital.

Source Ashgabat (Wikipedia)
Central Asia, Regions

Bordered By Water

Afghanistan, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Afghanistan
The Caspian Sea, Bodies of Water
Source Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Ashgabat, Cities

Ashgabat is Turkmenistan's capital.

Source Ashgabat (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Amu Darya, Bodies of Water
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Nationals Include

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Turkmen politician, lawyer and former dentist
Serdar Berdimuhamedow

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Serdar Berdimuhamedow (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Serdar Gurbangulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (born 22 September 1981) is a Turkmen politician and businessman serving as the third and current president of Turkmenistan since 2022.

Origin Of

Akhal-Teke

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Akhal-Teke (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
Turkmenistan
Naryn

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Naryn (dish), Wikipedia
Pomegranate

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Site Of

Central Bank of Turkmenistan

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Turkmenistan National Space Agency

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Found There

Akhal-Teke

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Darvaza Gas Crater

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Darvaza Gas Crater
Ustyurt Plateau

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Source Wikidata: Ustyurt Plateau
Constitution of Turkmenistan

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Turkmenistan
Supreme Court of Turkmenistan

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

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

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Anise

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Barley (Hordeum vulgare)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Barley (Hordeum vulgare)Distributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Turkmenistan", "source": "Catalogue of Life"
Beech marten

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Blanford's fox

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Blanford's fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Turkmenistan
Quote, Distribution, Turkmenistan
Available distribution records indicate that it occurs around the Iranian Plateau, Turkmenistan and Pakistan; skins were also collected in Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
Book Scorpion

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Butomus umbellatus

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Buxus sempervirens

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Calomyscidae

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Caracal

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Caspian Sea

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Caspian Seal

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Caucasus field mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Caucasus field mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Talysh region in SE Azerbaijan, northern Iran and possibly SW Turkmenistan.
Chondrilla juncea

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Colias aurorina

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Colias aurorina (Wikipedia)Lead, range (Turkmenistan)
Quote, Lead, range (Turkmenistan)
It is found in Greece, the Near East, the Caucasus, and in Iran and Turkmenistan.
Colorado Potato Beetle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

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Common Dandelion

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Corn crake

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Cucumber

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Dalmatian Pelican

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Eggplant

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Eurasian Lynx

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Eurasian Otter

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Fenugreek

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ferula assa-foetida

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Garlic

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Grass Snake

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gray Wolf

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Great gerbil

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Great gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
They are found in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran
Greater Horseshoe Bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Halothamnus glaucus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Halothamnus glaucus (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
extends from eastern Turkey over Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to China (Dzungaria, possibly Kashgaria) and Mongolia, too.
Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis)

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Juncus maritimus

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Jungle Cat

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Karakum Desert

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Least Weasel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Leopard

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Libyan jird

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Libyan jird (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Western China.
Long-clawed ground squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Long-clawed ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
native to grasslands and deserts in northeastern Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, northwestern Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Long-eared hedgehog

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Markhor

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Marsh Frog

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

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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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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Turkmenistan
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    0 km (landlocked)
  • Government: Government type
    Government.Government type.text: presidential republic; authoritarian
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record TKM, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record TKM, incomeLevel
"name": "Turkmenistan", "region": { "id": "ECS", "iso2code": "Z7", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia" }, "adminregion": { "id": "ECA", "iso2code": "7E", "value": "Europe \u0026 Central Asia (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "UMC", "iso2code": "XT", "value": "Upper middle income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Turkmenistan
Wikidata Q874, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Afghanistan
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Afghanistan, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Afghanistan, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Turkmenistan 804 km
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Nisa, Turkmenistan (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Nisa, Turkmenistan, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Nisa, Turkmenistan, Lead
located near the Bagyr neighborhood of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 18 km west of the city center
View the Source
Babadaýhan (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Babadaýhan, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Babadaýhan, Lead
is a city and capital of Babadaýhan District in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.
View the Source

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