Turkmenistan
Türkmenistan
Türkmenistan
Government type Presidential republic
Area 491,210 km² (189,657 sq mi)
Population 6,118,000 inh. (2021 est.)
Population density 12.5 inh/km² (32 inh/mi²)
Area 491,210 km² (189,657 sq mi)
Population 6,118,000 inh. (2021 est.)
Population density 12.5 inh/km² (32 inh/mi²)
Capital Ashgabat (1,396,000 pop.)
Currency Turkmenistani manat
Human development index 0.715 (111th place)
Languages Turkmen (official), Russian, Uzbek
Life expectancy M 65 years, F 71 years
Currency Turkmenistani manat
Human development index 0.715 (111th place)
Languages Turkmen (official), Russian, Uzbek
Life expectancy M 65 years, F 71 years
GEOGRAPHY DATA OF TURKMENISTAN
Largest cities
Ashgabat 1,396,000 pop.
Türkmenabat 256,000 pop.
Dasoguz 210,000 pop.
Highest mountains
Aırybaba 3,139 m (10,299 ft)
Mount Rizeh 2,912 m (9,554 ft)
Longest rivers
Amu Darya 2,540 km (1,578 mi) total, including parts in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Largest lakes
Caspian Sea 371,000 km² (143,244 sq mi) total, shared with Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Iran
Sarygamysh 5,000 km² (1,931 sq mi) total average area including section in Uzbekistan, about 3/4 of the lake belongs to Turkmenistan
Largest islands
Ogurja Ada (in the Caspian Sea) 60 km² (26 sq mi)
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF TURKMENISTAN
Turkmenistan is administratively divided into 5 provinces, to which the district of the capital Ashgabat must be added; Balkan, which constitutes the westernmost part of the territory and overlooks the Caspian Sea, is both the largest and the least populated province; Mary, on the other hand, is the province that hosts the largest number of inhabitants.The latest data regarding the inhabited centers date back to 1999, year in which there were 9 cities with at least 50,000 inhabitants, but with only the capital which had a population of over 500,000 units.