Country |
Turkmenistan |
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Region |
Central Asia |
Area (sq km) |
488,100 |
Area (sq mile) |
188,455 |
Border |
Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
Population |
5,231,422 |
Nationality |
Turkmen |
Ethnic |
Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% |
Religion |
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2% |
Language |
Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek, other |
Literacy |
99% |
Government |
Secular Democracy and Presidential Republic with possibly Authoritarian Presidency |
Capital |
Ashgabat (Ashkhabad) |
Leader |
President Gurbanuly Berdimuhamedow (since February 14, 2007) |
Currency |
Turkmen manat (TMM) |
Independence Day |
Oct. 27, 1991 (from the Soviet Union) |
National Holiday |
Independence Day (Oct. 27, 1991) |
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