Turkmenistan: Introduction

Capital: Ashgabat

Population

Total Population: 7,364,438

Natural Increase: 1.8%

Density: 15 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 54.0%

Ethnic Origins: Turkmen (over 85%), Uzbeks (nearly 6%), Russians (about 5%), as well as various other ethnic groups (a little more than 4%). (Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan)

Official Language: Turkmen

Other Languages Spoken: Russian, Uzbek, Kazakh and Others

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, Unknown 2%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Ashgabat

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Turkmenistan Manat (TMM)

Country Overview

Area: 491,209 km²

Type of State: Democratic Republic, but with an authoritarian presidential rule.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy, Transition country.
An economy heavily dependent on the exploitation of natural gas.

HDI*: 0.688/1

HDI (World Rank): 109/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Turkmenistan, dial 00
To call Turkmenistan, dial +993

Internet Suffix: .tm

Telephone Lines: 11.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 7.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	2,992	3,233	4,022	3,251	3,482
Exports of Goods (million USD)	10,605	6,492	9,377	13,425	9,917

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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