Overview

capital

Ashgabat

area

491.2 thouthand sq km

population

4.952 mln

ethnic groups

Turkmen - 77%
Uzbek - 9.2%
Russian - 6.7%
Kazakh - 2%

religions

muslim – 89%
orthodox – 9%

official language(s)

Turkmen

national currency

Turkmen new manat (TMT) = 100 tennesi

government type

Turkmenistan is a unitary state.

Administrative division is the following:

Ashgabat City
Ahal welayat
Balkan welayat
Dasoguz welayat
Lebap welayat
Mary welayat

government

Turkmenistan is a presidential republic. President is the Head of State and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers. There are two parliamentary bodies – a unicameral People’s Council (Halk Maslahaty) and a unicameral Parliament (Mejlis).

participation in organizations of regional integration

participant:

Commonwealth of Independent States(CIS)

[Turkmenistan is an associated member of the CIS]

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