Turkmenistan: Statistical Overview

Capital: Ashgabat

Population

Total Population: 7,494,498

Natural Increase: 1.8%

Density: 15 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 54.5%

Ethnic Origins: Turkmen (over 85%), Uzbeks (nearly 6%), Russians (about 5%), as well as various other ethnic groups (a little more than 4%). (Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan)

Official Language: Turkmen

Other Languages Spoken: Russian, Uzbek, Kazakh and Others

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Muslim 93%, Christian 6.4%, Buddhist <1%, folk religion <1%, Jewish <1%, other <1%, unspecified <1%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Ashgabat

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Turkmenistan Manat (TMM)

Country Overview

Area: 491,209 km²

Type of State: Democratic Republic, but with an authoritarian presidential rule.

Type of Economy: Variable income, often dependent on a single resource (oil/minerals) and not very diversified..
Turkmenistan maintains economic growth, mainly driven by the exploitation of its vast natural gas reserves, although the economy remains opaque and heavily dependent on energy exports.

HDI*: 0.764/1

HDI (World Rank): 96/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Turkmenistan, dial 00
To call Turkmenistan, dial +993

Internet Suffix: .tm

Households with a computer: 43.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 11.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Imports of Goods (million USD)	3,234	4,022	3,251	4,021	4,637
Exports of Goods (million USD)	6,511	9,377	13,425	14,393	12,602
Imports of Services (million USD)	6,228	4,904	n/a	n/a	n/a
Exports of Services (million USD)	2,182	2,185	n/a	n/a	n/a

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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