The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Turkmenistan:
Turkmenistan is asovereignTurkiccountry located inCentral Asia.[1] The name Turkmenistan is derived fromPersian, meaning "land of theTurkmen". 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 theSoviet Union, theTurkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. It is bordered byAfghanistan to the southeast,Iran to the southwest,Uzbekistan to the northeast,Kazakhstan to the northwest, and theCaspian Sea to the west.
Although it is wealthy in natural resources in certain areas, most of the country is covered by theKarakum (Black Sands) Desert. It has aone-party system, though other parties exist. The country was ruled byPresident for LifeSaparmurat 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, and has been re-elected twice since, in 2012 and 2017.
Uzbekistan 1,621 km
Iran 992 km
Afghanistan 744 km
Kazakhstan 379 km
Administrative divisions of Turkmenistan
Districts of TurkmenistanTheprovinces of Turkmenistan are divided intodistricts, which may be either counties or cities.
Court system of Turkmenistan
Foreign relations of Turkmenistan
International organization membership of TurkmenistanTurkmenistan is a member of:[1]
Law of Turkmenistan
Local government in Turkmenistan
Wikimedia Atlas of Turkmenistan
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Travel guides from Wikivoyage
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