Turkmenistan: flag, capital & map
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Country facts
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Central Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 7,618,847
- Area
- 488,100 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Russian, Turkmen
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Turkmenistani Manat (TMT)
- Land neighbours
- Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Its capital is Ashgabat.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Turkmenistan
The flag of Turkmenistan has a green field. It features a red vertical band, bearing five carpet guls stacked above two crossed olive branches, near the hoist end of the field. Just to the fly side of the vertical band near the top edge of the field is a hoist-side facing white crescent and five small five-pointed white stars placed just outside the crescent opening.
Where it is
Turkmenistan is grouped in Central Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 4 countries in this atlas: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan. It is landlocked.
Turkmenistan has a recorded area of 488,100 square kilometres. Among the 5 countries assigned to Central Asia in this dataset, it ranks 2 by area, from largest to smallest. Kazakhstan is immediately above it in that ordering, at 2,724,900 km². Uzbekistan is immediately below it, at 447,400 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 7,618,847 people for Turkmenistan in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 16 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Russian and Turkmen. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Turkmenistani Manat (TMT). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Turkmenistan?
Reveal answer
Ashgabat. Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Its capital is Ashgabat.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Turkmenistan?
Reveal answer
The flag of Turkmenistan has a green field. It features a red vertical band, bearing five carpet guls stacked above two crossed olive branches, near the hoist end of the field. Just to the fly side of the vertical band near the top edge of the field is a hoist-side facing white crescent and five small five-pointed white stars placed just outside the crescent opening.
Which land neighbours of Turkmenistan are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan is landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Turkmenistan?
Reveal answer
Russian and Turkmen. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Turkmenistan.
Which currency codes are listed for Turkmenistan?
Reveal answer
Turkmenistani Manat (TMT). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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