TURKMENISTAN (also known as Turkmenia) is a country in Central Asia. Before 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, called 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. |
Official name | Turkmenistan |
The land area (km2) | 488,100 | |
Population (2006 est.) | 5.110.123 | |
Language | Turkmen | |
Capital | Ashgabat |