Population
6.1M
Unitary Presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,517
in 2031
Passport power
#173
13 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
6
Top: Turkmenabat
Country overview
- Official name
- Turkmenistan
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Continent
- Asia / Central Asia
- Area
- 488,100 km²
- Population
- 6.1M
- Density
- 12.5/km²
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .tm
- Calling code
- +993
- Timezone
- UTC+05:00
Regions
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #173 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 13
- Total accessible
- 46
Culture and society
- Languages
- Russian (Русский), Turkmen (Türkmen)
- Religions
- Islam 95.8%, No religion 3.0%, Christianity 1.1%, Other 0.1%
- Currencies
- m TMT — Turkmenistan manat
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.764
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $31,517
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 70.2 yrs
- Internet users (2016)
- 18.0%
- Gini index (1998)
- 40.8
- Inflation (2031)
- 5.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 4.3%
- Urban population (2025)
- 47.1%
- Life satisfaction (2021)
- 5.5/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 29.1 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2015)
- 1.0/100k
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion: Ten Countries Suggested as Investment Alternatives to the USA | Opinion & analysis | Nomad Capitalist | 4 months ago |