Geographical position: Turkmenistan is located in Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan.
The country’s climate is subtropical desert.
Languages: Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%.
Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan.
Surface: 488,100 sq km
Population: 4,952,081
System of government: republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Capital: Ashgabat
Religion: Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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