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Central Asia · sovereign state

Turkmenistan

Capital
Ashgabat
Languages
Russian, Turkmen
Currency
Turkmenistan manat
People
7.62 million (2025)
Neighbours
4
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Turkmenistan

  • 4th highest farmland 84.3% · #4 of 205 · 2024
  • 7th lowest smoking 5.4% · #7 of 166 · 2024
  • 11th lowest internet users 18% · #11 of 208 · 2016

Surprising facts about Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan among 213 countries & territories

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World twins

The countries most like Turkmenistan across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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