Country profile
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan · Central Asia
👥 Population
7,618,847
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Ashgabat
🗺 Area
488,100 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$49.83B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.764
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
16 /km²
💱 Currency
TMT
Turkmenistan manat
🗣 Languages
Russian, Turkmen
About Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia, with Ashgabat as its capital. It is home to roughly 7.62 million people, giving a population density of about 16 people per square kilometre. The country covers 488,100 km² of land and shares land borders with 4 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $49.83B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.764. The official currency is the Turkmenistan manat (TMT), and the main languages are Russian, Turkmen.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$158.98B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$21,213
GDP growth
6.3%
Unemployment
4.3%
👥 People
Life expectancy
70.2 yrs
Fertility rate
2.66
Pop. growth
1.6%
Urban population
47.1%
Infant mortality /1k
30.4
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
18.0%
Literacy rate
99.9%
Physicians /1k
1.93
Renewable energy
0.1%
Travel & practical
Capital
Ashgabat
Currency
TMT
Dialing code
+993
Internet TLD
.tm
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Fun facts about Turkmenistan
- Turkmenistan is the 103rd most populous country in the world, with about 7.62 million people.
- By land area it is the 52nd-largest country in the world, covering 488,100 km².
- It has the world's 95th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($49.83B).
- Turkmenistan shares land borders with 4 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.764.
- Turkmenistan has a population density of about 16 people per square kilometre.
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