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Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia with its capital in Ashgabat.
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Region
- Central Asia, Asia
- Population
- 7.1 million
- Languages
- Russian, Turkmen
- Currency
- Turkmenistan manat (m)
- Area
- 488,100 km²
- Borders
- 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇮🇷 Iran 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
💡 85% desert; capital Ashgabat holds the Guinness record for most white marble buildings.
About the flag
A red strip shows five traditional carpet patterns, called guls, each representing a major tribe. The olive branches beneath them mark the country’s official neutrality.
How to spot it: Green with a red vertical band of carpet patterns near the hoist, plus a white crescent and five stars.