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Turkmenistan
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED
Turkmen
These are English demonyms for people from Turkmenistan. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.
Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS
Civilizations, flags & standards
Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.
A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Turkmenistan yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.
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Turning points
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Read the historical overview →Religion: state & society
An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.
Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.
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Where it is
Languages
Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.
What it sells, and to whom
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Trades with
Natural resources
Industries
Farms and fisheries
- milk
- wheat
- potatoes
- cotton
- watermelons
- tomatoes
Largest cities
| Ashgabat capital | 1,030,063 |
| Türkmenabat | 230,861 |
| Daşoguz | 201,142 |
| Mary | 167,027 |
| Türkmenbaşy | 91,745 |
Money, belief and alliances
Money
Belongs to
Climate and geography
subtropical desert
Climate zone
Highest point
Landmarks and landscapes
Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.
Land borders (4)
In charge right now
Figures from its history
Leaders before them
Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: climate zone.