Turkmenistan

Country in Central Asia

Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia, with its capital in Ashgabat. About 7.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 103rd most populous of the 195 countries. At 488,100 km², it is the 52nd largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Turkmenistan at a glance

Capital: Ashgabat
Population (2025): 7.6 million
Area: 488,100 km²
Density: 16 per km²
Official languages: Russian, Turkmen
Currency: Turkmenistan manat
People: Turkmen
Calling code: +993
Internet domain: .tm
Coast: Landlocked

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How Turkmenistan compares

Population rank

103rd of 195

32nd of 47 in Asia

Size rank

52nd of 195

14th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

16 per km²

More crowded than 8% of countries

Similar in size: Cameroon (475,442 km²).
Similar population: Libya (7.5 million).
Turkmenistan is the only place that uses the Turkmenistan manat.
Russian is also an official language in 7 other countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Turkmen is also an official language in 1 other country: Afghanistan.

The flag of Turkmenistan

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Its outline

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How players do with Turkmenistan

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Turkmenistan so far, from 78 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

49% right

64th hardest of 176 · 55 answers

Its flag

83% right

104th hardest of 145 · 23 answers

Players find Turkmenistan on the map in 49% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Tajikistan.
Players recognise the flag of Turkmenistan in 83% of tries.

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Countries that border Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan borders 4 countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Quick quiz: Turkmenistan

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1. Which is the flag of Turkmenistan?
2. What is the capital of Turkmenistan?
3. Which of these borders Turkmenistan?

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Questions about Turkmenistan

Is Turkmenistan a country?

Yes. Turkmenistan is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Turkmenistan?

The capital of Turkmenistan is Ashgabat.

Which countries border Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan borders 4 countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

How many countries border Turkmenistan?

4. Turkmenistan shares a land border with 4 countries.

How big is Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan covers 488,100 km², about the same size as Cameroon (475,442 km²).

Is Turkmenistan hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Turkmenistan in 49% of 55 tries, 64th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Tajikistan.

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