Turkmenistan

Asia

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan
Asia · Central Asia · Capital: Ashgabat

Quick facts about Turkmenistan

Official name	Turkmenistan
Capital	Ashgabat
Continent & subregion	Asia · Central Asia
Population	7,364,438 people (world rank 104)
Area	488,100 km²
Density	15 people/km²
Share of world population	0.092% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$39 billion
Urbanisation	47.1% urban population
Life expectancy	70.1 years
Currency	Turkmenistan manat (m) — TMT
Languages	Russian, Turkmen
Internet domain	`.tm`
Calling code	+993
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$5,298 · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	2.7 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	31.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	12.9 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	5% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Turkmenistan did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Afghanistan Iran Kazakhstan Uzbekistan

The geographic position is roughly 40°, 60°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.