Turkmenistan (Türkmenistan Respublikasy), also known as Turkmenia (Russian: Туркмения) is a country in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Turkmen SSR). It is bordered by Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, Uzbekistan to the east and northeast, Kazakhstan to the north and northwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Turkmenistan's GDP growth rate of 11.5% (IMF estimate for 2007) ranks 11th in the world, but official government statistics on which this estimate is based are widely regarded as unreliable. Although it is wealthy in natural resources in certain areas, most of the country is covered by the Karakum (Black Sand) Desert. Until recently it was a single-party system, that was considered to not meet even the most basic standards of democracy. Turkmenistan was ruled by President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov (called "Türkmenbaşy" — "leader of the Turkmens") until his sudden death on December 21, 2006. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow was elected the new president on February 11, 2007. (via Wikipedia)
Capital:
Ashgabat
Language:
Turkmen
Russian
As Of:
Jan 1, 2007
Largest City:
Ashgabat
As Of:
Jan 1, 2009
Time Zone:
TMT
Area:
188,456
Local Name:
Türkmenistan
Government type:
Presidential republic Single-party state
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
Anthem:
Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem
ccTLD:
.tm
Currency (code):
TMT
Conventional Long Name:
Turkmenistan
Latitude:
N
Demonym:
Turkmen
Name:
Turkmenistan
Longitude:
E
Currency:
Turkmen new manat
Country Calling Code:
993
Latitude (Minutes):
58
Longitude (Minutes):
20
Total Population:
5,110,000
Drives On:
right
Latitude (Degrees):
37
HDI Rank:
109th
HDI:
0.739
GDP (per capita PPP):
$30.332 billion
Longitude (Degrees):
58
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