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Outline of Turkmenistan

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Turkmenistan:

The Flag of Turkmenistan
The Emblem of Turkmenistan
The location of Turkmenistan
An enlargeable map of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a sovereign Turkic country located in Central Asia.[1] The name Turkmenistan is derived from Persian, meaning "land of the Turkmen". 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 the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the southwest, Uzbekistan to the northeast, Kazakhstan to the northwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west.

Although it is wealthy in natural resources in certain areas, most of the country is covered by the Karakum (Black Sands) Desert. It has a one-party system, though other parties exist. The country was ruled by President for Life Saparmurat 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.

General reference edit

 
An enlargeable relief map of Turkmenistan

Geography of Turkmenistan edit

 
An enlargeable topographic map of Turkmenistan

Geography of Turkmenistan

  Uzbekistan 1,621 km
  Iran 992 km
  Afghanistan 744 km
  Kazakhstan 379 km
  • Coastline: none[2]

Environment of Turkmenistan edit

 
An enlargeable satellite image of Turkmenistan

Environment of Turkmenistan

Natural geographic features of Turkmenistan edit

Regions of Turkmenistan edit

Regions of Turkmenistan

Ecoregions of Turkmenistan edit

Administrative divisions of Turkmenistan edit

Administrative divisions of Turkmenistan

Provinces of Turkmenistan edit

Provinces of Turkmenistan

Districts of Turkmenistan edit

Districts of Turkmenistan The provinces of Turkmenistan are divided into districts, which may be either counties or cities.

Demography of Turkmenistan edit

Demographics of Turkmenistan

Government and politics of Turkmenistan edit

Politics of Turkmenistan

Branches of government of Turkmenistan edit

Government of Turkmenistan

Executive branch of Turkmenistan edit

Legislative branch of Turkmenistan edit

Judicial branch of Turkmenistan edit

Court system of Turkmenistan

Foreign relations of Turkmenistan edit

Foreign relations of Turkmenistan

International organization membership edit

International organization membership of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Turkmenistan edit

Law of Turkmenistan

Military of Turkmenistan edit

Military of Turkmenistan

Local government in Turkmenistan edit

Local government in Turkmenistan

History of Turkmenistan edit

History of Turkmenistan

Culture of Turkmenistan edit

Culture of Turkmenistan

Art and Culture in Turkmenistan edit

Sports in Turkmenistan edit

Economy and infrastructure of Turkmenistan edit

Economy of Turkmenistan

Education in Turkmenistan edit

Education in Turkmenistan

Health in Turkmenistan edit

Health in Turkmenistan

See also edit

Turkmenistan

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Turkmenistan". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Turkmenistan borders the Caspian Sea, a remnant of the ancient Paratethys Sea.

External links edit

  Wikimedia Atlas of Turkmenistan

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