Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Asia
Region
Central Asia
Area
488,100 km²
Country Bounds
N: 42.7956, S: 35.1411, W: 52.4414, E: 66.6843
Landlocked
Yes
Coordinates of Capital
Ashgabat (37.95, 58.383335)
Terrain
flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes rising to mountains in the southlow mountains along border with Iranborders Caspian Sea in west
Climate
subtropical desert
Border Countries
Afghanistan 804 kmIran 1,148 kmKazakhstan 413 kmUzbekistan 1,793 km
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Capital
Ashgabat
Government Type
Republic
Established
1991
Driving Side
Right
Time zone
UTC +5 hours
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
5,850,908
Population Density
12.45 people/km²
Nationality
Noun: Turkmenistani(s) Adjective: Turkmenistani
Distribution
the most densely populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat