Outline of Turkmenistan

The Flag of Turkmenistan

The Coat of arms of Turkmenistan

The location of Turkmenistan

An enlargeable map of Turkmenistan

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Turkmenistan:

Turkmenistan is a sovereign Turkic country located in Central Asia.^[1] The name Turkmenistan is derived from Persian, meaning "land of the Turkmen". The name of its capital, Ashgabat, derived from Persian as well, loosely translating as "the city of love". Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the southwest, Uzbekistan to the northeast, Kazakhstan to the northwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west.

According to CIA World Factbook 2006 figures, Turkmenistan ranks 5th in the world for GDP growth rate. Although it is wealthy in natural resources in certain areas, most of the country is covered by the Karakum (Black Sands) Desert. It has a one-party system, and was ruled by President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov until his death on 21 December 2006. Presidential elections were held on 11 February 2007. Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow was declared the winner with 89% of the vote. He was sworn in on 14 February 2007.

1 General reference
2 Geography of Turkmenistan
3 Government and politics of Turkmenistan
4 History of Turkmenistan
5 Culture of Turkmenistan
- 5.1 Art in Turkmenistan
- 5.2 Sports in Turkmenistan
6 Economy and infrastructure of Turkmenistan
7 Education in Turkmenistan
8 Health in Turkmenistan
9 See also
10 References
11 External links

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of Turkmenistan

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Turkmenistan
Official English country name: Turkmenistan
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Turkmen
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Turkmenistan
International rankings of Turkmenistan
ISO country codes: TM, TKM, 795
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TM
Internet country code top-level domain: .tm

Geography of Turkmenistan

An enlargeable topographic map of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is: a landlocked country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Asia
    - Central Asia
- Time zone: UTC+05
- Extreme points of Turkmenistan
  - High: Aýrybaba 3,139 m (10,299 ft)
  - Low: Akjagaýa çöketligi −81 m (−266 ft)
- Land boundaries: 3,736 km

Uzbekistan 1,621 km

Iran 992 km

Afghanistan 744 km

Kazakhstan 379 km

Coastline: none^[2]

Population of Turkmenistan: 5,240,000 (July 2013, UN estimate) – 117th most populous country
Area of Turkmenistan: 488,100 km² – 53rd by total area
Atlas of Turkmenistan

Environment of Turkmenistan

An enlargeable satellite image of Turkmenistan

Natural geographic features of Turkmenistan

Glaciers of Turkmenistan: None
Islands of Turkmenistan: None
Lakes of Turkmenistan
Mountains of Turkmenistan
- Volcanoes in Turkmenistan: None
Rivers of Turkmenistan
- Waterfalls of Turkmenistan
Valleys of Turkmenistan
List of World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan

Regions of Turkmenistan

Ecoregions of Turkmenistan

Administrative divisions of Turkmenistan

Provinces of Turkmenistan
- Districts of Turkmenistan

Provinces of Turkmenistan

Districts of Turkmenistan

The provinces of Turkmenistan are divided into districts, which may be either counties or cities.

Demography of Turkmenistan

Government and politics of Turkmenistan

Main article: Government of Turkmenistan and Politics of Turkmenistan

Form of government: Presidential republic
Capital of Turkmenistan: Ashgabat
Elections in Turkmenistan
Political parties in Turkmenistan

Branches of government of Turkmenistan

Executive branch of Turkmenistan

Legislative branch of Turkmenistan

Parliament of Turkmenistan (unicameral per 2008 constitution)
- Upper house: None
- Lower house: None

Judicial branch of Turkmenistan

Supreme Court of Turkmenistan

Foreign relations of Turkmenistan

International organization membership

Turkmenistan is a member of:^[1]

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Partnership for Peace (PFP)
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) (guest)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Law and order in Turkmenistan

Military of Turkmenistan

Local government in Turkmenistan

History of Turkmenistan

Main article: History of Turkmenistan, Timeline of the history of Turkmenistan, and Current events of Turkmenistan

Military history of Turkmenistan

Culture of Turkmenistan

Art in Turkmenistan

Sports in Turkmenistan

Economy and infrastructure of Turkmenistan

Education in Turkmenistan

Health in Turkmenistan

References

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External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Turkmenistan

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