Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan#

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Present-day Turkmenistan has been at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries.

Government type: presidential republic; authoritarian. Chief of state: President Serdar BERDIMUHAMEDOV (since 19 March 2022).

Facts#

Capital

Ashgabat (Ashkhabad)

Region

Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan

Area

total : 488,100 sq km; land: 469,930 sq km; water: 18,170 sq km

Population

5,744,151 (2024 est.)

Languages

Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%

Currency

Turkmenistani manat (TMM)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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Population

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