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The flag of Turkmenistan has a green field. It features a red vertical band, bearing five carpet guls stacked above two crossed olive branches, near the hoist end of the field. Just to the fly side of the vertical band near the top edge of the field is a hoist-side facing white crescent and five small five-pointed white stars placed just outside the crescent opening.

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Central AsiaTMTKM

Population

6.03M

Capital

Ashgabat

Country Overview

Geography

Basic Information

Common Name
Turkmenistan
Official Name
Turkmenistan
Region
Central Asia
Population
6.03M

Codes & Identifiers

Alpha-2 Code
TM
Alpha-3 Code
TKM
Olympic Code
795
Area
488,100 km²

Time Zones

  • UTC+05:00

Languages

RussianTurkmen

Continents

Asia

Currencies

  • m - Turkmenistan manat (TMT)

International Associations

Association information not available

Bordering Countries

AfghanistanIranKazakhstanUzbekistan

Geographic Location

Coordinates: 58.42°, 37.96°

Turkmenistan is located in , specifically in the Central Asia region. It shares borders with 4 countries.

About Turkmenistan

The capital city, Ashgabat, serves as the country's political and often cultural center. The languages spoken include Russian, Turkmen.

Geographic Facts

  • Our planet has seven continents and five oceans.
  • Earth's circumference at the equator is approximately 40,075 kilometers.
  • About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.