Facts about Turkmenistan
Official Name | Turkmenistan |
Continent | Asia |
Lat Long | 39.0206° N, 58.7951° E |
Area | 488,100 sq km |
Population | 5662544 |
Capital | Ashgabat |
Largest City | Ashgabat |
Official Languages | Turkmen |
Major Religion | As of 2001 they were 35.8% Baptists, 11.7% Members of the Church of God, 11.4% Catholics, 10% Anglicans, 9.3% Methodists, 6% Seventh-Day Adventists, 1.8% Jehovah’s Witnesses and 14% other |
National Day | October 27 – Independence Day |
Form of Government | Unitary presidential republic under a highly authoritarian state |
President | Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow |
Vice President | NA |
Prime Minister | NA |
Currency | Turkmenistan manat |
GDP | $43.359 billion 2011 estimate |
Calling Code | 993 |
Time ZoneTMT | (UTC+5) |
Internet TLD | .tm |