
Map of Turkmenistan
Demonym: Turkmen
Population: 5,054,828
(2012)
Government: presidential republic
Capital City: Ashgabat
Capital Coordinates:
37°58′N 58°20′E
Capital Time Zone: UTC+5
Currency: Turkmen New Manat
Currency Code: TMT
Currencies Issued: manat tenge
GDP: $25.7 billion
(2011)
Per Capita Income: $4,658
(2011)
Foreign Debt: $524.7 million (2011)
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Country Code: TM
Internet Country Code: .tm
Calling Code: 993
Electrical Generation Capacity: 2852000 kW
Independence: 1991
from Soviet Union
Area: 488,100 square km
(469,930 km land)
(18,170 km water)
Coastline: 1,768 km
Lowest Point: Vpadina Akchanaya
(-81 m)
Highest Point: Gora Ayribaba
(3,139 m)
Life Expectancy: 68.84 years
Fertility Rate: 2.14 (2012)
Infant Mortality Rate: 40.89 per 1000 (2012)
AIDS Prevalence: 0.10% (2007)
Human Development Index: 0.686 (2011)
Corruption Perception Index: 1.6 (2011)
Literacy: 98.80 percent
Number of bank notes in catalogue: 7
Number of coins in catalogue: 1
Number of stamps in catalogue: 1
Location of Turkmenistan in Asia
