Turkmenistan
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| Offeecial leid | Turkmen | ||||
| Caipital | Ashgabat | ||||
| Lairgest ceety | caipital | ||||
| Govrenment Heid o State - |
Presidential republic Single-party state Preses Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov |
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| Area | 488,100 km2 188,456 sq mi |
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| Population | 5,110,000 | ||||
| Foondin | Frae the Soviet Union 27 October 1991 recognised 25 December 1991 |
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| Siller | Manat | ||||
| Time zone | UTC+5 | ||||
| Naitional anthem | Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem | ||||
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| Internet TLD | .tm | ||||
| Cawin code | 993 | ||||
The Turkmenistan (Turkmen:Türkmenistan), an aa kent as Turkmenia (Roushie:Туркмения) is ane o the Turkic states in Central Asie. Till 1991, it wis a constituent republic o the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Turkmen SSR). Turkmenistan is ane o the sax independent Turkic states. It is bordered bi Afghanistan tae the sootheast, Iran tae the sooth an soothwast, Uzbekistan tae the east an northeast, Kazakhstan tae the north an northwast an the Caspian Sea tae the wast.
Admeenistrative diveesions [edit]
- Main airticle: Provinces o Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is dividit intae five provinces or welayatlar (singular welayat) an ane caipital ceety destrict. The provinces are subdividit intae destricts (etraplar, sing. etrap), which mey be either coonties or ceeties. Accordin tae the Constitution o Turkmenistan (Airticle 16 in the 2008 Constitution, Airticle 47 in the 1992 Constitution), some ceeties mey hae the status o welaýat (province) or etrap (destrict).
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