Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan
Türkmenistan
Flag of Turkmenistan
Flag
Coat of arms of Turkmenistan
Coat of arms
Location of Turkmenistan
Capital
and largest city
Ashgabat
GovernmentUnitary presidential republic
• President
Serdar Berdimuhamedow
Area
• Total
491,210 km²
Population
• 2022 census
491,210


Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Asia bordered by Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan. Turkmenistan was one of the constituent republics that made up the Soviet Union.

History

Socialist Rule

See main article: Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (1925–1991)