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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.

Landlocked

Yes 3

Income Group

Upper-Middle 4

Government Type

Republic 3

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Turkmenistan

Connections

Associated With

Ashgabat is Turkmenistan's capital.

Source Ashgabat (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Afghanistan

The Caspian Sea

Source Caspian Sea (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Ashgabat is Turkmenistan's capital.

Source Ashgabat (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

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Nationals Include

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

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Source Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

is a Turkmen politician, lawyer and former dentist

Serdar Berdimuhamedow

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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

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Source Akhal-Teke (Wikipedia)Infobox: country

Quote, Infobox: country

Turkmenistan

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Source Naryn (dish), Wikipedia

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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

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Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus (Wikipedia)Distribution, where it lives

Quote, Distribution, where it lives

found in Khuday-Dag near Krasnovodsk in what is now western Turkmenistan

Pallas's Cat (Otocolobus manul)

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Pallid long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Pallid long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (9)

Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (9)

Turkey · Turkmenistan

Peganum harmala

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Persian jird (Wikipedia)Lead, range

Quote, Lead, range

is a species of rodent in the family Muridae found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Turkmenistan.

Plantago maritima

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Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

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Spermophilopsis

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Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Steppe field mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Steppe field mouse (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

found in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Jordan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Syria, the Greek island of Rhodes, Ukraine

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Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Tamarisk jird (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

It is found in China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

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Source Tolai hare (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

including much of Mongolia, eastern Iran, Afghanistan, southern Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and North and Central China

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Source Urial (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives

Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives

It is distributed from northeastern Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and southwestern Kazakhstan to northern Pakistan and Ladakh in northwestern India.

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Source Wild goat (Wikipedia)Lead, living or extinct

Quote, Lead, living or extinct

The wild goat (Capra aegagrus) is a goat species, inhabiting forests, shrublands and rocky areas ranging from Turkey and the Caucasus in the west to Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan in the east.

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Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Zarudny's jird (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkmenistan.

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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" }

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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

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Babadaýhan (Wikipedia)

Encompasses: Babadaýhan, Lead

Quote, Encompasses: Babadaýhan, Lead

is a city and capital of Babadaýhan District in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.

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