Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan · Central Asia
Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia, with Ashgabat as its capital, home to about 7,618,847 people. Turkmenistan shares land borders with 4 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Ashgabat |
|---|---|
| Region | Central Asia |
| Currency | Turkmenistan manat (TMT m) |
| Calling code | +993 |
| ISO codes | TM / TKM / 795 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇹🇲 |
| Population | 7,618,847 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 488,100 km² |
| Languages | Russian, Turkmen |
| Internet domain | .tm |
| Demonym | Turkmen |
Bordering countries
About Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a United Nations member state in Central Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Ashgabat. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Turkmenistan manat (m), using the code TMT.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Turkmenistan for Ashgabat’s own facts and history.
To call Turkmenistan from abroad, dial the country code +993. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes TM (alpha-2) and TKM (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 7,618,847.
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How Turkmenistan compares
- Area: 488,100 km², ranking 52 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 7,618,847, ranking 103 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 16 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 4, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Turkmenistan
6 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.