Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Capital Ashgabat
488,100 km² · 7,618,847 people (2025) · Turkmenistan manat
About eighty percent Karakum desert. The Darvaza gas crater, a 70 m pit that has been burning since the 1970s, is one of the odder landmarks anywhere. The Karakum Canal, roughly 1,375 km long, is among the longest irrigation canals in the world.
The facts
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Area
- 488,100 km² — 188,456 sq mi
- Population
- 7,618,847 (2025)
- Density
- 15.6 people per km²
- Currency
- Turkmenistan manat (TMT, m)
- Official language
- Turkmen
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Calling code
- +993
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- TM · TKM
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 54 of 200
- By population
- 104 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 513,120 | 71,619,863 |
| Spain | 505,370 | 49,355,143 |
| Turkmenistan ← | 488,100 | 7,618,847 |
| Cameroon | 475,440 | 29,879,337 |
| Papua New Guinea | 462,840 | 10,762,817 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Turkmenistan?
- Ashgabat
- What currency does Turkmenistan use?
- The Turkmenistan manat (TMT).
- How big is Turkmenistan?
- 488,100 km², or 188,456 square miles — 54 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Turkmenistan drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Thailand 513,120 km²
- Spain 505,370 km²
- Cameroon 475,440 km²
- Papua New Guinea 462,840 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Japan Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)