Turkmenistan
At a glance
- Official language
- Turkmen
- Currency
- Turkmenistan new manat (TMT)
- Government
- Presidential system
- Legislature
- National Council of Turkmenistan
- Demonym
- Turkmen
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +993
- Internet TLD
- .tm
- ISO 3166
- TM
- Established
- 1991
- Highest point
- Aýrybaba (3,139 m (10,299 ft))
- National anthem
- National anthem of Turkmenistan
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Economy and developmentUpper middle income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations1 full membership
Political & Economic
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History4 leaders · click to expand
Other
Serdar Berdimuhamedow✦ Current
2022–PresentPresident
Serdar Berdimuhamedow✦ Current
2022–PresentPrime Minister
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Serdar Berdimuhamedow✦ Current | President | 2022–Present |
| Serdar Berdimuhamedow✦ Current | Prime Minister | 2022–Present |
Republic of Turkmenistan
⚠️ Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
2007–2022President
⚠️ Saparmurat Niyazov
1991–2006President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ⚠️ Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow | President | 2007–2022 |
| ⚠️ Saparmurat Niyazov | President | 1991–2006 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
National Teams
Turkmenistan on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Turkmenistan metro footprint
5 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
5 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #633 | Ashgabat★ Capital▲ Largest | Ashgabat | 1.0M | 3.3 | Emerging Metro |
| #1385 | Mary | Mary | 167K | 1.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #2192 | Türkmenabat | Lebap | 231K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #3228 | Dashoguz | Daşoguz | 201K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3254 | Balkanabat | Balkan | 188K | 0.1 | Local Metro |