Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is in Asia, in the Central Asia region. Its capital is Ashgabat. It has a population of about 7.6 million and an area of 488,100 km². Its flag has 5 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is green, at 83.5% of the total.
The flag of Turkmenistan as a pie chart
- Green 83.5%
- Red 10.5%
- Gold 2.8%
- White 1.8%
- Black 1.4%
- Design
- Vertical stripes (3)
- Symbol
- Has a crescent, stars and an ornamental band
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Turkmenistan at a glance
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Central Asia
- Official languages
- Russian and Turkmen
- Currency
- Turkmenistan manat
- National day
- October 27
- Highest point
- Aýrybaba (about 3,140 meters)
- Area
- 488,100 km²53rd largest out of 208
- Population
- 7.6 million102nd least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 15.6 people/km²17th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 49.8 billion98th highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 6,54085th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 70.2 years65th lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from the USSR
- Joined the UN in 1992
- Landlocked
Neighboring countries
Turkmenistan borders 4 countries:
Afghanistan
Iran
Kazakhstan
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.