 Turkmenistan
is basically a nation that is situated in the central
Asia. This Turkic nation used to be a part of the
republic of the Soviet Union. On the west of
Turkmenistan, the country is bordered by the Caspian
Sea, on its northwest it share border with Kazakhstan,
on its northeast it is bordered by Uzbekistan, it has
Iran on the southwest and Afghanistan on the southeast.
The term ‘Turkmenistan’ means ‘land of the Turkmen’ in
Persian. Ashgabat is the capital city of this country
and it means the City of Arsaces. Turkmenistan is one
among the world’s driest deserts. The Karakum Desert
covers about 4/5th of the country.
Turkmenistan is the 52nd largest country in the world
with an area of about 488,100 square kilometers. This
country is a little smaller than Spain in size. The
majority of the people living in Turkmenistan are
Turkmens but there are also people of other origins like
Russians, Uzbeks, Armenians, Ukrainians, Balochis,
Azeris, Tatars and Kazakhs. While Russian is a language
that many people communicate in this country, the
official language of Turkmenistan is Turkmen. About
seventy-two percent of the population can speak in
Turkmen and about twelve percent of the people can speak
in Russian.
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